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 Message        The placement of a storage-class specifier other than
                at the beginning of the declaration specifiers in a
                declaration is an obsolescent feature.

 Description    The standard states that this style of declaration is
                obsolescent.

 User Action    Place the storage-class specifier first in the
                declaration.