The Standard forbids omitting keyword 'class' while
declaring friend classes. I.e.

class A {
};

class B {
  friend A; // error here
};

Many compilers (MSVC++, Intel, Borland, Comeau etc.) allow
this as an extension. What was the rationale behind this
committee decision?

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