http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=50584
Marek Polacek <mpolacek at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |mpolacek at gcc dot gnu.org --- Comment #6 from Marek Polacek <mpolacek at gcc dot gnu.org> --- I don't recommend this kind of usage of the static keyword. There was even the possibility of removing/deprecating this feature. Quoting from DR#205: "There was a unanimous vote that the feature is ugly, and a good consensus that its incorporation into the standard at the 11th hour was an unfortunate decision."