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<h3 class="section">12.7 Common Misunderstandings with GNU C++</h3>
<p><a name="index-misunderstandings-in-C_002b_002b-4275"></a><a name="index-surprises-in-C_002b_002b-4276"></a><a name="index-C_002b_002b-misunderstandings-4277"></a>C++ is a complex language and an evolving one, and its standard
definition (the ISO C++ standard) was only recently completed. As a
result, your C++ compiler may occasionally surprise you, even when its
behavior is correct. This section discusses some areas that frequently
give rise to questions of this sort.
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