From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: enum and djgpp
Date:	Mon, 07 Apr 1997 06:31:30 -0700
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mtc AT acsu DOT buffalo DOT edu wrote:
> 
>     I am just try to do a simple enum like
> 
>     enum constants { false = 0, true = 1};
> 
>     This statement which will compile under other compilers will not
> with djgpp I get a parse error before false and a missing ';' after
> right bracket error. any ideas ?

In GNU C++, the constants 'boolean' (or is it 'bool'?), 'false' and
'true' are already defined as part of the C++ syntax.  You get a parse
arror because they are reserved words.  You can either use the builtin
definitions, or use 'FALSE' and 'TRUE', or whatever else suits your
fancy.

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