Is namespace-`static` still deprecated in C++11?

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Deprecation of the static keyword… no more?

In C++2003, namespace-static is deprecated:

[C++03: 7.3.1.1/2]: The use of the static keyword is deprecated when declaring objects in a namespace scope (see annex D); the unnamed-namespace provides a superior alternative.

I can't find where any such clause exists in C++2011 (suggesting undeprecation), and 7.1.1 doesn't seem to prohibit namespace-static (and if it had, this would suggest that the feature had been finally removed from the language); however, neither case is listed in C.2 (which itemises significant differences between 2003 and 2011).

Was namespace-static undeprecated or not?

Is this an update to this question? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4977252/why-unnamed-namespace-is-a-superior-alternative-to-static — Will Bickford, Dec 10 '11 at 21:58
@WillBickford: Not deliberately, and they are distinct questions. — Lightness Races in Orbit, Dec 10 '11 at 22:02
This question has already been asked and answered. The removal of the deprecation was deliberate, [and was approved at the November, 2010 meeting](http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/cwg_defects.html#1012). — Keith Thompson, Dec 10 '11 at 22:13
@Keith: That one is "why was it undeprecated", whereas this one is "was it undeprecated". Still... dammit. — Lightness Races in Orbit, Dec 10 '11 at 22:13
@TomalakGeret'kal: Yes, but the accepted answer links to the definitive statement that it was deliberately undeprecated. (And I didn't see that you had posted an answer.) — Keith Thompson, Dec 10 '11 at 22:15
@Keith: Doesn't make the questions identical. (Though I wouldn't have posted this one had I spotted that one already. Because, if nothing else, my question would have been indirectly answered!) — Lightness Races in Orbit, Dec 10 '11 at 22:16

score 16 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 10 '11 at 22:02

Undeprecating namespace-static was proposed and accepted for n3296:

ID: FI 6
Ref: D.2 [depr.static] ¶ Paragraph 1
Comment: The use of static in namespace scope should not be deprecated. Anonymous namespaces are not a sufficient replacement for the functionality.
Proposed Resolution: Strike [depr.static] completely.
Owner: CWG
Issue: 1012
Disposition: ACCEPTED

In fact, clause C (on compatibility) does not list any changes made to clause D (on deprecation), so it's hard to tell "at a glance". But, no, namespace-static is no longer deprecated in C++11.

Is namespace-`static` still deprecated in C++11?

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