From:	Charles Krug <charles AT mail DOT pentek DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Newbie Question (variable dec.)
Date:	Thu, 11 Feb 1999 12:10:41 -0500
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Carl Marg wrote:

> I'm using DJGPP, and I've noticed that it will not allow me to
> declare variable in the middle of code, i.e
>
> int x,y;
> for (x=0;x<=10;x++) printf("%i\n",x);
> for (y=0;y<=10;y++) printf("%i\n",y);

That is correct.

>nt x;
>for (x=0;x<=10;x++) printf("%i\n",x);
>int y;
>for (y=0;y<=10;y++) printf("%i\n",y);

AFAIK, that's only legal in c++.  The FAQ has a few instances of things
that get accepted by things like vc++ but which are incorrect for C
programs, such as "//" to delimit comments.  Check the FAQ for this.

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