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Subject:	struct vs. typedef struct
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Folks,

I'm not sure whether this is a DJGPP question or a C question, but I think 
the problem is due to the single-pass compilation of DJGPP.

If I make a struct...

struct S
{ int x;
   int y;
   struct S *next;
}

... it compiles fine.  I believe that DJGPP is a single-pass compiler, so 
when it sees *next, it already knows
what struct S is.

If I try to compile...

typedef struct
{ int x;
  int y;
  S *next;
} S;

... the compiler doesn't like it, I guess because when it encounters *next, 
it hasn't seen the reference to S yet.

Is there a way around it?

Thanks,

MikeC.
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