Does extern "const" allocate storage? (really noalias)

[Henry Spencer]

> >... nobody really understands the implications well enough
> >to be sure it's being done right...
> 
> The first sentence is erroneous; several people fully understand the
> issue, its implications for the implementation, and its implications
> for the programmer.  (Their evaluations of the desirability of the
> feature vary widely, however.)

The parenthesized addendum there is, um, interesting.  Might one suspect
that the construct is, in fact, *not* well-understood in a more global
sense?  Dissent about whether it's a good idea is hardly a sign of "being
sure it's done right"!

The correct "solution" to this problem at this time is DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO SOLVE IT.
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