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Title: Rule 02. Declarations and Initialization (DCL)  
Author: Admin Jun 13, 2006
Last Changed by: David Svoboda Aug 06, 2025
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    Page: DCL30-C. Declare objects with appropriate storage durations
    Page: DCL31-C. Declare identifiers before using them
    Page: DCL36-C. Do not declare an identifier with conflicting linkage classifications
    Page: DCL37-C. Do not declare or define a reserved identifier
    Page: DCL38-C. Use the correct syntax when declaring a flexible array member
    Page: DCL39-C. Avoid information leakage when passing a structure across a trust boundary
    Page: DCL40-C. Do not create incompatible declarations of the same function or object
    Page: DCL41-C. Do not declare variables inside a switch statement before the first case label
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