VC++ 7.1 does not require a user defined ctor when defining a constant

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From: "Angel Tsankov" <fn42551@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:58:42 +0200

Defining a constant of a class or a struct type requires a user defined ctor, right? If so, why does VC++ 7.1 compile the following code:

struct s { } const a;

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