Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 12:02:11 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: ERROR: files.o(.bss+0x0):files.cc: multiple definition of "qelem"
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On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, sam wrote:

>    ERROR: files.o(.bss+0x0):files.cc: multiple definition of "qelem"
>    ERROR: diskutil.o(.bss+0x300):diskutil.cc: first defined here
> 
> Anyone, have any idea what this is?

The error messages are very clear: the linker sees two definitions of
the symbol `qelem': one in the file file.cc, the other in
diskutil.cc.  You need to look in these two files to understand why.

> Looks to me like a DJGPP variable.

If you include the header <search.h>, it's possible that you are
redefining the structure declared in that file.  Simply don't call
your variables/structures/classes `qelem', pick up another name.
`qelem', like all the rest of names defined by the ANSI C Standard,
are reserved and cannot be used for user variables/functions.