Testcase: namespace x { extern "C" const int y; }; using x::y; extern "C" int const y=0; -------
The testcase is orginally from Alex Rosenberg on the IRC channel, modified to make it valid code so that the linkage specifications match. This used to work before 4.0.0 -- Summary: [4.0/4.1/4.2 Regression] rejects valid code with some extern "C" Product: gcc Version: 4.2.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Keywords: rejects-valid Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27227