From: Bob AT ge DOT chem DOT binghamton DOT edu (Bob Kematick)
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Subject: Re: C & static
Date: 24 Apr 1997 15:33:47 GMT
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Ruiter de M (mdruiter AT cs DOT vu DOT nl) wrote:
: Ian Mausolus (mausolus AT ican DOT net) wrote:
: : What is the significance of the word "static" in front of a function name
: : in C?

[ snip ]

: That means, that the function is declared local to the file. No other file
: can use it (by means of a .h-file).

[ snip again]

Nonsense.


Linux 2.0.27.
ge:~$ 

ge:~$ cat head.h
static void foo ( int *i )
{
*i=12345;
}

ge:~$ 
ge:~$ cat myprog.c
#include "head.h"
#include <stdio.h>

void main()
{
int j;
foo(&j);
printf ("foo is %d \n",j);
}

ge:~$ 
ge:~$ gcc myprog.c
ge:~$ a.out
foo is 12345 
ge:~$