Re: [Dev-C++] Compiling in windows

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Pukara Rob wrote:

> Hello everybody. I would appreciate very much if someone can answer me 
> the following:
>  
> 
> 1) I am using a system with some libraries. When I try to compile a 
> program with those libraries I get a lot of errors. But just check the 
> first one:
> 
> C:\PROGRA~1\ACTIVM~1\ARIA\include\ArLog.h:83: ANSI C++ forbids 
> declaration `FILE' with no type
> C:\PROGRA~1\ACTIVM~1\ARIA\include\ArLog.h:83: parse error before `*'
> 
> 
> Now checking that line in "ArLog.h" we have:
> 
> protected:
> static FILE *ourFP;
> 
> But that is a prefectly fine line as fas as I know. Why does DevC++ 
> protest about this? Ansi forbids FILE with no type???? I don't get it.

Does ArLog.h include stdio.h anywhere?

> 2) Hasnt nobody notice the mistake in file
> "c:\dev-c...\include\winsock2.h "
> 
> In the last lines there is a '#' missing which makes the compile protest 
> of unbalanced #endif's
> Did someone notice? Is it a mistake of DevC++?

No, it is likely a mistake of MinGW, the compiler in Dev-C++. Head on to
http://www.mingw.org
for details, and send a bug report. It is good that you have found it.
But first, download the latest Win32 API headers and libraries from the 
website (win32api), and see if it is fixed.

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   Balázs