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From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: djgpp and string?
Date: 14 Feb 2002 11:30:45 GMT
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Brent Ritchie <Juicer_X AT hotmail DOT com> wrote:

>     I'm trying to compile the following code, but djgpp won't let me
> use strings? why?

Because your code is buggy.  And the error messages tell you exactly
what's wrong.

> classa.h:6: 'string' is used as a type, but is not defined as a type.
> classa.h:7: 'string' is used as a type, but is not defined as a type.

Right, it isn't.  The problem is that you don't have "using namespace
std;" early enough in your fully preprocessed source for it to affect
"classa.h", too.  Proper header file design would have you add these
lines

	#include <string>
	using namespace std;

to the start of any header file that uses the 'string' type in any
way.  Classa.h is such a header that needs those lines.  Or you could
let the header use std::string so you can get rid of the "using"
statement.
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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.