Manifest constants (was const again)

[Bill Baxter]

Jérôme M. Berger wrote:
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> Walter Bright wrote:
>> Derek Parnell wrote:
>>> For example ...
>>> enum
>>> {
>>>    defname = "upload.log",
>>>    float fudge = 61.74,
>>>    char starter = 'r',
>>>    qwerty = 0xF4,
>>>    foobar = SomeFunc("foobar")  }
>> No, that would be:
>>
>>     enum defname = "upload.log";
>>     enum float fudge = 61.74;
>>     enum char starter = 'r';
>>     enum qwerty = 0xF4;
>>     enum foobar = SomeFunc("foobar");
> 
> 	So, basically, what you're saying is that not only enum is a list
> with only one element, but it's a list that can never have more than
> one element?? What kind of enumeration is that?

That is amusing.  So Walter, why not allow more than one element?

--bb