Inline functions and external linkage

Question

In this answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/4193698/738811 it\'s written that \"Inline functions by default have external linkage\". However it\'s not possible by default to

Answer 1

Maybe a better way to express it is "If linkage is necessary, it will be external". Meaning, if you take the address of the inline function, that address will be externally visible (not a static to a module).