From: Andy Little (andy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-19 04:29:24
"Andy Little" <andy_at_[hidden]> wrote
>
> "David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote
>> "Andy Little" <andy_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>>> FWIW This compiles fine in VC7.1 . AFAIK there is no C++ rule
>>> banning an empty statement in any scope( including namespace scope)
>>> where a statement is otherwise allowed.
>>
>> But that's just it: statements aren't allowed at namespace scope.
>
> Thats not correct. A declaration-statement is a statement.
>
> However I assume what you are trying to say is ; if statements allowed at
> namespace scope cannot be empty then by deduction semicolons representing
> empty
> statements are not permitted at namespace scope.
Oops sorry for trying to put words in someone elses mouth.
Andy Little