Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 15:12:59 +0200 (MET DST)
From: "Christoph P. Kukulies" <kuku AT gilberto DOT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
Subject: Re: Enum Definitions
In-reply-to: <1996Apr15.215610.13409@pmafire.inel.gov>
To: kurt AT pmafire DOT inel DOT gov (Kurt Fielding)
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Reply-to: Christoph Kukulies <kuku AT gilberto DOT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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> 
> 
> I'm having trouble defining enum types in v2 of djgpp.  The following 
> statement will not work:
> 
>   enum Boolean { false, true };
> 
> I get the message:  ... parse error before `false'.
> 
> The "info" documentation tends to make me believe that enum types are possible 
> but I can't find the right combination.  Any body have a clue what is going on?
> Something this simple shouldn't be such a problem!
> 
> Thanks for your help....

It looks like you are invoking the g++ (C++) compiler instead of the
C compiler caused by either using an extension .cpp or .C (upper case
C) the latter more unlikely since DOS isn't case sensitive though I 
don't know wether make is or V2 has an option for command line case
sensitivity.

false and true are reserved words in C++. (I'm just stating that without
knowing it definitely :-)

Change that to 

enum Boolean {farse,tlue}; and it will work :-)


> 
> Kurt
> 

--Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku AT gil DOT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de