From: aho450s AT nic DOT smsu DOT edu (Tony O'Bryan)
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Subject: Re: Why two identical typedef are considered an error in DJGPP?
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 14:18:49 GMT
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On Sat, 18 Jan 1997 01:01:22 GMT, Dave Pearson <davep AT hagbard DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
wrote:

>#ifndef BYTE
>typedef unsigned char BYTE;
>#endif
>
>#ifndef BYTE
>typedef unsigned char BYTE;
>#endif

GCC complains about a redefinition, but will allow a #define in place of the
typedef.  Turbo C allows both versions.

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