From: Martin Ambuhl <mambuhl AT earthlink DOT net>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++
Subject: Re: Problem implementing multiple moduled program
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 16:55:07 -0500
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Stuart Hall wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 26 Jan 1999 13:09:10 -0800, Marvin G Wise Jr
> <mgwise AT seidata DOT com> so kindly spent valuable time writing:
> 
> >
> >Well, if this is the function prototype in your header file then it
> >should have a semicolon at the end...
> >
> >    char *getsafe(char *buffer, int count);
> >
> 
> Ok, I tried this, and got a few more errors.  Now my program looks
> like this, both modules compile just fine -- but when the linker gets
> to them it gives me an error:
> 
> creating multiple.exe:
> Error:  getsafe.o:  In function 'getsafe':
> getsafe.c(8):  Error multiple definition of 'getsafe'
> 0:getsafe.c(8):  Error first defined here.

I cannot reproduce your diagnostic.  The code you posted should be fine
except that
1) main.c needs to #include <stdio.h>
2) the final line (actually every line) should be terminated with a
'\n'.



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