Re: extern(C++, ns)

[Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d]

On 1/11/2016 12:23 PM, Timon Gehr wrote:
If replacing extern(C++,ns) with extern(C++) fixes undefined
identifier errors, then we are talking about a bug in the implementation.

No:

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module s;
int ns,b;
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module t;
int ns,c;
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import s;
import t;
void foo() {
   int x = ns;  // Error: 's.ns' or 't.ns'?
   b = c;       // no problem
}
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Why do the same name lookup rules become a bug if "int ns" is replaced with 
"extern(C++,ns)" ?