Rationale of un-deprecating static keyword for nonmember functions

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Deprecation of the static keyword… no more ?

I am asking this question because of a comment on an answer of mine which states that the use of static keyword on freestanding (nonmember) functions has been un-deprecated in C++0x.

Since I have no reason to doubt the above statement, I am asking this:

Can anybody please shed light on the underlying rationale of un-deprecating the use of static keyword in that context? (I mean, in C++03 the standard states that anonymous namespaces provide a superior alternative. What's changed?)

Thanks in advance

It was never deprecated. Look closely at the quote in the "possible duplicate" question, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4726570/: "The use of the static keyword is deprecated *when declaring objects in namespace scope*". A function is not an object. — Steve Jessop, Mar 14 '11 at 16:29

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 14 '11 at 16:10

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I found this in the CWG issues list:

http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/cwg_closed.html#174

answered Mar 14 '11 at 16:10

Howard Hinnant

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Rationale of un-deprecating static keyword for nonmember functions

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