Re: compile problem on older program

[<tomas@tuxteam.de>]

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On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 11:35:59PM +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> it seems that gcc just hates a static function declaration inside a function.
> 
> This code (without any include)
> 
>   static int bla(int x)
>   {
>    return (x != 1);
>   }
>   int main()
>   {
>    static int bla(int x);
>    return(bla(0));
>   }
> 
> yields
> 
>   t.c: In function ‘main’:
>   t.c:19:13: error: invalid storage class for function ‘bla’
>     static int bla(int x);
>                ^
> 
> The compile time error vanishes if i move the declaration out of the function,
> or if i remove the "static", or if i remove the declaration completely
> (as it is surplus in both programs, mine and Fred's).
> 
> I wonder what gives "static int bla(int x);" such a different meaning inside
> and outside a function. To my naive but long tested understanding, both
> should differ only by their scope.

Nested function definitions are a gcc-ism (please don't take this as a
pejorative term: personally I do like gcc-isms, but one should know when
one's making use of them).

Here's more about it. And yes, static or extern don't work with them. But
auto does. And g++ doesn't like them (I guess there's a reason):

  https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Nested-Functions.html

Cheers
- -- t
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