Should scope(exit) be valid outside of a scope?

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On 2010-05-11 17:58:29 -0700, Jesse Phillips said:

> Don wrote:
> 
>> If the scope(exit) isn't in a compound statement (ie, if it isn't inside
>> {}), the 'scope' applies only to the statement itself, so that's
> 
> ...
> 
>> Can we just make it illegal?
> 
> I don't see a reason to allow it. I vote error.

It is inside a scope.   Not scope(exit)'s fault that you have only it 
inside your particular scope (the scope of the if statement).   It 
could produce a warning....