From:	Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: enum and djgpp
Date:	Thu, 10 Apr 1997 22:45:14 -0700
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mtc AT acsu DOT buffalo DOT edu wrote:

>     I am just try to do a simple enum like
> 
>     enum constants { false = 0, true = 1};
> 
>     This statement which will compile under other compilers will not
> with djgpp I get a parse error before false and a missing ';' after
> right bracket error. any ideas ?

The reason is because you're likely compiling a C++ program, and DJGPP
conforms to the new C++ standard of having an internal bool type and
keywords true and false.  You can't redefine these.

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