On 18/02/2022 01:27, Jason McKesson via Std-Discussion wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 3:03 PM language.lawyer--- via Std-Discussion
> <std-discussion_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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>> On 17/02/2022 22:48, Vladimir Grigoriev via Std-Discussion wrote:
>>> Why are not block scope variables declared with the specifier static considered as local variables in the C++ Standard?
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> They are. See below.
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>> AFAIK currently there is no definition of such thing as local variable.
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> There is no such definition in post-C++20. But in C++20 and before,
> there has been. From [basic.scope.block]/1:
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>> A variable declared at block scope is a local variable.
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> The current working draft in the same section calls them "block variables".

I know, but the draft still mentions «local variable» in few places (didn't check if they are normative). I think this is just part of variable/object mess.