From: "Andrew Crabtree" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: compiler error Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 11:23:42 -0700 Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Roseville Lines: 30 Message-ID: <6k4frh$6qg$1@rosenews.rose.hp.com> References: <6k48d5$12a$1 AT orudios DOT magnet DOT at> NNTP-Posting-Host: ros51675cra.rose.hp.com To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk Elias Pschernig wrote in message <6k48d5$12a$1 AT orudios DOT magnet DOT at>... >for the first time i've now tried to write a .cc program, >// the program: a.cc >class a {}; >a *b; >c() {new a=b;} >output from compiler: You should find out what version of gcc you have (gcc -v). Probably 2.7. Try upgrading to 2.8.1. You also have problems in the code. Look for gcc281.zip and its c++ equivalents. If you check the archives you should find the announcement. Its only been out a month or so. HTH Andy gcc -c a.cc a.cc: In function `int c()': a.cc:3: no matching function for call to `a::a (a *&)' a.cc:1: candidates are: a::a(const a &) a.cc:1: a::a()