From: frenchc AT cadvision DOT com (Calvin French)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Troubles with externs, CONIO
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 17:46:45 GMT
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"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT NO DOT SPAM DOT cs DOT com> wrote:

>Mlsoftware wrote:
>> 
>> gcc -c -O2 -m486 main.c
>> In file included from main.c:12:
>> c:/djgpp/include/conio.h:16: parse error before `extern'
>> make.exe: *** [main.o] Error 1

>This probably is not a problem with the 'extern' keyword, but something
>before it, like omitting a semicolon or a closing brace or parentheses. 
>Check the code that comes just before the line with the 'extern'.  If
>you can't figure it out, send it to me and I'll try to find the problem.

Also, the problem will likely not be in /djgpp/include/conio.h, but in
whatever file you have #include'd before that in main.c. I know this
is what John is trying to say, just thought i'd help if it turns out
to be neccesary... This kind of thing happens to me all the time.
#include is too literal :-)

- Calvin -