auto storage class - infer or RAII?

[Walter Bright]

Nils Hensel wrote:
> Using a storage class for type inference is an easy and coherent method
> and since C++ will use "auto" for type inference it isn't such a bad
> choice after all. Perhaps I got used to it after all.

I too think the (future) C++ use of 'auto' for type inference cinches it.

> I still think though that it should only mean that.

At this point, I agree.