Howto EXPORT_C const int..?

I have a Visual C++ (using Carbide.VS) problem..

This is my code, witten in a static-interface-dll:

** headerfile**
namespace x {

IMPORT_C extern const TInt8* const aaa;

}

** cpp **
namespace x {

EXPORT_C const TInt8* const aaa = (const TInt8*)("bbb");

}

With the error ->

error C2201: 'aaa' : must have external linkage in order to be exported/imported


This is working in CodeWarrior, and I cannot see what other options I have here..?

I think my code can be narrowed down to these cases ->

1)
__declspec(dllexport) int bar = 42;  // OK

2)
extern  __declspec(dllexport) const int baz;
const int baz = 42;  //OK

3)
__declspec(dllexport) const int foo = 42;  // ERROR

4)
extern  __declspec(dllexport) const int faz;
__declspec (dllexport) const int faz = 42;  // ERROR


I must be able to access "aaa" both internally and externally of this dll/lib.. my current standpoint is that this is a incompatibility issue MSVC/Carbide.VS.

Anyone who can prove me wrong?