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From: aron AT wallaker DOT torolab DOT ibm DOT com (Aron Wallaker)
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Subject: Re: Problem with #define's under DJGPP
Date: 9 Sep 1996 20:16:03 GMT
Organization: IBM Microelectronics Division
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Scott Frazer wrote:
> aron AT wallaker DOT torolab DOT ibm DOT com (Aron Wallaker) wrote:

> >I'm having a problem trying to use #define's in a header file to define
> >constants for use in my C code. Here's an example:

> >--File:STAR.H---------------------

> >#define  STARPOPULATION    0x200

> >--FILE:STAR.C---------------------
> >#include"star.h"

> >void main(void)
> >{
> >   int LocalStarPop = STARPOPULATION;  // This works.

> >   for(x=0;x < STARPOPULATION ; x++)   // This doesn't, see below.
> >   {
> >       //whatever
> >   }
> >}

> Your filename "star.c" implies this is a C file, yet you are using
> C++ type comments.  Are you using the C++ compiler (or is this
> just a theoretical example)?  My second question would be what is
> 'x' defined as?

> Trying to help,
> Scott

Thanks Scott - this wasn't actual source, it was just a snapshot of my
source that I typed in while making the post. 'x' was probably defined as
an 'unsigned short'. The compiler in use is 'gcc', which I believe is the
Gnu 'C' compiler (? - I'm new to Gnu). In terms of the comments, I may
be using C++ style comments in my code, it's a lazy habit, but in the actual
code I wouldn't have commented the "for(..." statement anyways so assume
that there was no comment on the same line as the "for(..." to confuse the
parser.

If I get time I will boild down my source & header files to the smallest
example with the same error and post the source, header & make files
tomorrow.

Thanks,

-Aron

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