From: "Lars Hansen" <lars DOT o DOT hansen AT gmx DOT de>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: sizeof(struct x) doesn't compile -- how to do it ?
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 23:05:46 +0100
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> If you are writing a C program, you need to write this:
>
>     struct x* n=malloc(2*sizeof(struct x));
>
> With C++ struct x { ... }; defines 'x' as a type in itself. In C you need a
> typedef.
>


ok; thanks for the info!