version and extern problems

[Jarrett Billingsley]

"Walter Bright" <newshound1 at digitalmars.com> wrote in message 
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> Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
>>
>> Mind elaborating?  I can't see how this is a forward reference issue.
>
> Sure. What if the string is a const string defined after it is used?

Then fail.  It still wouldn't prevent the much more sensible and commond 
case of defining the string _before_ the extern.