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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 09:17:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: Lionel Zhou <lzhou AT verizonmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: w32api/windef.h
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On Sun, 8 Jun 2003, Lionel Zhou wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-rcm AT cygwin DOT com>
> Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 11:21:43 -0400
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Re: w32api/windef.h
>
> > On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 07:19:30AM -0500, Lionel Zhou wrote:
> > >In file included from utils.c:4:
> > >/usr/include/w32api/windef.h:273: parse error before "void"
> > >
> > >has anyone successfully used the windef.h header and could you tell me
> > >how to compile program like this?
> > >
> > >my windef.h is attached here.
> >
> > #include <windows.h>
> >
> > Not windef.h.  That might help.
> >
> > cgf
>
> thank you christopher and elfyn,
>
> i tried your advice but it doesn't solve the problem.
>
> grep windef /usr/local/w32api/windows.h
> #include <windef.h>
>
> so that windows.h is just a superset of header definitions which
> includes windef.h
>
> program compile with the same error:
>
> In file included from windows.h:48:
>                  from utils.c:4:
> /usr/include/w32api/windef.h:273: parse error before "void"
>
> grep void /usr/include/w32api/windef.h
> #define NULL ((void*)0)
> typedef CONST void *PCVOID,*LPCVOID;
> typedef void *HGDIOBJ;
>
> i also tried the -mwin32 compile flag which lead to more errors because
> of conflicting definitions. the program is wrote for linux and is being
> ported to windows. this is about the only function that uses win32 api
> in this program.
>
> lionel

Lionel,

Check the part of your program *before* the '#include "windows.h"' (either
the program itself, or the header files).  This could be a common C
problem with a missing semicolon after a struct definition (e.g.,
something like

struct AAA {
  int blah;
}

void main(void) { ... }

will give you a similar error).
	Igor
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