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C2598
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     Compiler error C2598
 
     linkage specification must be at global scope
 
     The linkage specifier was declared in local scope.
 
     The following is an example of this error:
 
          void func()
          {
             extern "C" int func2();   // error, linkage declared in
             .                         //     block with local scope
             .
             .
          }
          extern "C" int func( int i );  // OK
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