Puzzled by this behavior

[Timon Gehr]

On 31.05.22 22:24, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> On 5/31/22 4:13 PM, Max Samukha wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 19:59:21 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>>
>>> This is done on purpose.
>>
>> What's the purpose? It looks like just another atavism, reproducing 
>> itself without any purpose.
> 
> To make code that is ported from C compile the same as it does in C.
> 
> -Steve

There are local functions in C?