From:	Damian Yerrick <DELCAPSyerricde AT pineight DOT 8mSOFTWARE DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Read Me Third: A Short FAQ List
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On Wed, 27 Oct 1999 18:50:31 -0400,
Rodeo Red <rodeored AT netstep DOT net> wrote:

> This is my current version of Hello.cpp:
> 
> #include <iostream.h>

Problem #1: <iostream.h> is the old way.

#include <iostream>

> int main (void);

Problem #2: A prototype for a function should have a following ; but
the function definition should not.

int main(void)

>  {
>       cout <<"Hello world!\n";

Problem #3: The function returns an undefined number.

return 0;

>  }
> 
> I believe this declares the main function in the correct way . However, when I tru
> to compile it this does not create an hello.o program as it should. I get: :
> 
> C:\djgpp>gcc -c -Wall hello.cpp
> hello.cpp:4: parse error before `{'

Problem #2.

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