QA C Help - Rule-5.8

		MISRA C:2012 Rule-5.8: (Required)			Identifiers that define objects or functions with external linkage shall be unique

Amplification:

An identifier used as an external identifier shall not be used for any other purpose in any name space or translation unit, even if it denotes an object with no linkage.

QAC messages that encompass this guideline:

1525 Object/function with external linkage has same identifier as another object/function with internal linkage.

1526 Object with no linkage has same identifier as another object/function with external linkage.

Related rules:

Rule-5.9 Identifiers that define objects or functions with internal linkage should be unique

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1525	Object/function with external linkage has same identifier as another object/function with internal linkage.
1526	Object with no linkage has same identifier as another object/function with external linkage.