From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: cout error
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 23:29:45 -0400
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king1 AT dwave DOT net wrote:
> 
> When i try to compile the hello.cpp program I get this error:
> c:\DJGPP>gxx hello.cpp -o hello.exe
> hello.cpp: In function 'int main(...)':
> hello.cpp:4: 'cout' undeclared (first use this function)
> hello.cpp:4: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> hello.cpp:4: For each function it appears in.)

Try adding #include <iostream.h> to your program.

> so I tried to compile
>  void main(void)

Please don't do this.  void is not a valid return type for main(); it
must return an integer.

>  {
>  }
> i get:
> c:\DJGPP>gxx h.cpp -o h.exe
> c:\/djgpp/bin\ld.exe: cannot open -lgpp: No such file or directory (ENOENT)

This means one of two things:  you did not download the C++ libraries
(v2gnu/lgp271b.zip), or you did not set the DJGPP environment variable
correctly.  Please read the instructions in 'readme.1st' again.

> could some one please help me.  I have very little experience with c++ and
> have just gotten the program. TNX Josh King1 AT dwave DOT net

I seriously recommend that you read a C++ tutorial or take a course;
it's not easy to pick up on your own without some prior programming
experience.

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