Hi Eljay Love-Jensen, Thanks a lot for ur reply. I understand it this time. :) Regards, Brew. --- Eljay Love-Jensen <eljay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Name lastlong, > > >But don't you think that C compiler (gcc) also > output this error? > > It's not an error in C, therefore a C compiler would > be non-compliant to > the C standard if it produced an error. (And it > would break a lot of > correct code.) > > >My observation is gcc outputs error only if we try > to initialise both > instant of "a". > > In C, there is only one instance of "a". > > Stroustrup talks about C/C++ incompatibility in his > C++ Programming > Language (3rd and Special editions) on B.2.2. > > HTH, > --Eljay > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com