E31 Answer

entering main x: 10
  entering extern bar x: 10
  exiting  extern bar x: 20
    entering foo.
      static bar.
    exiting foo.
exiting main x: 40

Comments: Declaring a function static enables you to use a name that might otherwise conflict with the name of a function in another file.

/* --- fileA.c --- */
int x = 10;



/* --- fileB.c --- */
int x;

static int bar(int val)
{
  printf("      static bar.\n");
  return 2*val;
}

foo()
{
  printf("    entering foo.\n");
  x = bar(x);
  printf("    exiting foo.\n");
}



/* --- fileC.c --- */
int x;

bar()
{
  printf("  entering extern bar x: %d\n", x);
  x += 10;
  printf("  exiting  extern bar x: %d\n", x);
}

main()
{
  printf("entering main x: %d\n", x );
  bar();
  foo();
  printf("exiting main x: %d\n", x );
  system("pause");
}