Re: [Qemu-devel] Coding style, C++ compatible code (was Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 02/22] eepro100: cast a void * makes no sense)

[malc]

On Wed, 26 Aug 2009, Jamie Lokier wrote:

> malc wrote:
> > > > (1) structs pointing to each other, like this:
> > > > 
> > > > typedef struct A A;
> > > > typedef struct B B;
> > > 
> > > You can use "typedef struct _A A" to be C++ compatible, but it fails
> > > to be shorter so I wouldn't recommend it ;-)
> > 
> > This is neither C nor C++ compatible, in fact it breaks both.
> 
> You'll have to explain that statement.

ISO/IEC 9899:1999 7.1.3#1
and 17.4.3.1.2 of n2315 (Draft of c++0x)

mandate that those names are reserved.

[..snip..]

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