Scope of specifier extern

Hi,

I've a a question on the specifier extern.

Code example:

void func( void )
{
extern int e;
//...
}

int e = 2;

int main() void
{
func();
return 0;
}


Are both the func() variable 'e' and the global 'e' same
objects? Or are they distinct symbols due to different
scopes (one is local, the other is global)?
I could not find any references in the standard ISO/IEC 9899:1999.

Regards,
Chris
.

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