From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: DJGPP inconsistencies?
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 20:35:55 -0800
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Paul Peavyhouse wrote:

> char *str;
> if ( (str = getenv("DEM_PATH")) == NULL) {
>     printf("'DEM_PATH' environment variable not set\n");
>     exit(1);
> }
> BITMAP *buffer;         <-- Parse error on THIS line
> 
>         If I move BITMAP *buffer before the "if" statement, the compiler
> is
> all happy...WHY?  Thanks anyway for the reply.

Because it's illegal C.  In C all declarations must occur _before_ any
statements.

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