Hello all,

I'm trying to figure out if the following code is legal C++ or not.
Currently, VC++ compiles it without problems while GCC (2.75) complains
of a parse error.  Here is the code:

int f1() { return 1; }

class m3 { public :
    int f1() {return 2;};

    friend int ::f1();  // This declaration fails with a parser error
message
};

So is this legal or not?

Thanks in advance,
Francois


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On Fri, 11 Feb 2000 9:38:57 +0100, bronsard@iname.com wrote
(in message <87v04e$m4c$1@nnrp1.deja.com>):

> int f1() { return 1; }
>
> class m3 { public :
>     int f1() {return 2;};
>     friend int ::f1();
> };
>
> So is this legal or not?


As far as my knowledge of the standard allows I consider that legal.


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Said bronsard@iname.com (bronsard@iname.com) in comp.std.c++:
>int f1() { return 1; }
>
>class m3 { public :
>    int f1() {return 2;};
>
>    friend int ::f1();  // This declaration fails with a parser error
>message
>};
>
>So is this legal or not?

I'm a bit suspicious of that semicolon ";" after the definition
of m3::f1.

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