Duplicate const qualifier allowed in C but not in C++?

Question

Sample code snippet

const const const int x = 10;   
int main()
{}

gets compiled in C but not in C++. Why does it get compiled in C? I thou

Answer 1

C++ 2003 prohibits it in 7.1.5/1 "... redundant cv-qualifiers are prohibited except when introduced through the use of typedefs or template type arguments ...".