Name lastlong wrote: > Hi, > > I am expecting a error (redefinition of "a") from following piece of > code. But gcc (3.4.2) doesnot give any error. > ///////////////// > int a; > char b; > int a; Just to expand on what has already been said. gcc/g++ behave as required by the standard. But to make sure we compare apples to apples. If you add the above to the file: test.c gcc -c test.c # Works Fine (as expected) g++ -c test.c # Outputs errors (as expected) Note that gcc is a C compiler (or should I say invokes the underlying C Compiler by default) while g++ is a C++ compiler. NB If you name the file test.cpp the content is C++ and the C++ compiler will be invoked no matter how 'Gcc' is invoked (unless you explicitly override the defaults).
