problem with #include for header file

[Ian Engelbrecht]

Hi,

I get an error when compiling separate header (.h) and implementation (.cpp)
files. Header file is dtime.h. This is a very basic programming example for a
starter course I'm doing. Log is as follows:
{
Executing g++.exe...
g++.exe "E:\CurrentProjects\UNISAStudies\2010\C++Projects\dtime.cpp" -o
"E:\CurrentProjects\UNISAStudies\2010\C++Projects\dtime.exe"
-L"C:\UNISA\mingw\lib" -L"E:\CurrentProjects\UNISAStudies\2010\C++Projects"
E:\CurrentProjects\UNISAStudies\2010\C++Projects\dtime.cpp:4:10: #include
expects "FILENAME" or <FILENAME>
E:\CurrentProjects\UNISAStudies\2010\C++Projects\dtime.h: In function
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const DigitalTime&)': E:\CurrentProjects\UNISAStudies\2010\C++Projects\dtime.h:42: error:int
DigitalTime::hour' is private
E:\CurrentProjects\UNISAStudies\2010\C++Projects\dtime.cpp:71: error: within
this context
E:\CurrentProjects\UNISAStudies\2010\C++Projects\dtime.h:43: error: int DigitalTime::minute' is private E:\CurrentProjects\UNISAStudies\2010\C++Projects\dtime.cpp:72: error: within this context E:\CurrentProjects\UNISAStudies\2010\C++Projects\dtime.h:43: error:int
DigitalTime::minute' is private
E:\CurrentProjects\UNISAStudies\2010\C++Projects\dtime.cpp:74: error: within
this context

Execution terminated
}
I've tried full path for dtime.h in dtime.cpp, but still gives this error.

Thanks

Ian

[Ian Engelbrecht]

Sorry, to clarify, the problem is the "#include expects "FILENAME" or
<FILENAME>". What do I need to do so that the compiler can find and use the
header file correctly?

[cpns]

I imagine the error message means exactly what it says, but without seeing
line 4 of dtime.cpp how can we tell!?

It is simply telling you that the file parameter of #include must be enclosed
on " " or < >; which you must not have done.

[Ian Engelbrecht]

Here is line 4 of dtime.cpp:

include "dtime.h"

The " " were included, as per instructions for including programmer created
header files. So the problem must be something else.

[cpns]

Post everything that precedes line 4, and if the preceding line is itself a

include, you may need to look at the content of that file. Since the log

clearly indicates that dtime.h was included (because it has errors), it must
be complaining about an earlier line.

[Ian Engelbrecht]

Found and error in the one of the previous #include directives, which appears
to have been causing the problem. Apologies for time wasting on a very basic
error

[cpns]

Found and error in the one of the previous #include directives

So you mean "Thanks Clifford, you were right"? You're welcome, no problem. ;-)

It was an entirely legitimate question, but you'd have saved a lot of time if
you'd have followed the guidelines for posting
here, and posted the code.

[Semuale Fisher]

Hi all, i got the same problem with programming on eclipse.

But, when i saved project and build it again, it works!!!...)))

[Semuale Fisher]

http://help.eclipse.org/ganymede/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/ta
sks/cdt_t_autosave.htm

resolve for eclipse