Re: [Dev-C++] clrscr() and c99 compatibility

[Ioannis V. <no...@ho...>]

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> Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 16:36:15 +0200
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> From: metalseb <met...@fr...>
> Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] clrscr() and c99 compatibility
> Reply-To: met...@fr...
> 
> Good afternoon Matthew
> 
> >Code snippet:  This happened several times with me, so I'm 
> quite interested
> >to find out the reason why.
> >
> >sample code:
> >
> >void log_in(void)
> >{
> >  clrscr();
> >  printf("User login: ");
> >  char login[80];
> >  gets(login);
> >  int c;
> >  c = atoi(login);
> >  if (c != 0 || c != 1 || c != 2) {
> >    clrscr();
> >    printf("Invalid login.");
> >      for (;;) {
> >        if (kbhit()) break;
> >      }
> >  }
> >}
> >
> >And it would give me a parsing error at "char login[80]" every time.
> >What's up? 
> 
> I tried it on my DevCpp 4.9.4.1 package and it gave me no 
> compiling errors. And I really can't 
> see why this should gave you errors at compile time.
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> --
> Seb



I had problems with the mailing list for days so i missed the
discussion. However clrscr(), kbhit() are not ANSI/ISO C and the
definition of char login[80] in that place is only possible to
C99/C++98. The default for MINGW is C90 though. You must use the std=c99
switch to make it C99.



Ioannis

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