Re: writing program from a book

From: Lew Pitcher (Lew.Pitcher_at_td.com)
Date: 01/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 14:23:43 -0500

hpy_awad@yahoo.com wrote:

> I wrote that program from a book that my compile that program
> correctly under C++ compiler

Somehow, I doubt that.

> but I got those errors for compiling
> under unix !!

The code you transcribed here is /so/ wrong.

You are compiling bad K&R (pre-ANSI) C with ANSI C99 / C++ comments using a
C++ compiler, and expecting it to compile properly and execute.

1) This is not C++, so stop using a C++ compiler on it
2) This is not C99, so lose the C++style comments
3) There are logic errors in your code. Fix them
    (for instance, you never assign a value to your 'options' variable,
     you test the 'options' variable for a value that can never occur,
     etc.)
4) You use platform-specific functions; either lose them or submit your
    corrected code to a forum that has knowledge of them. 

-- 
Lew Pitcher, IT Consultant, Application Architecture
Enterprise Technology Solutions, TD Bank Financial Group
(Opinions expressed here are my own, not my employer's)

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