Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 20:39:43 +0200
From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: conio.h in C++
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> From: Anders Hasselqvist <hassel AT acc DOT umu DOT se>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 12:06:55 +0100
> > 
> > > To make the text output look better I want to use clrscr(); from
> > > conio.h. It doesn't work! I include conio.h but still
> > > clrscr() is reported as undeclared. Why?
> > 
> > Post here the minimal program which exhibits the problem, and someone
> > will figure it out.
> 
> I have kind of figured the problem out..
> I made a small test program:
> -----------
> #include <iostream>
> #include <conio.h>
> 
> int main(void) {
> 
>   cout << "Press Return" << endl;
>   cin.get();
>   clrscr();
>   cout << "Screen cleared" << endl;
> 
>   return 0;
> }
> -----------
> 
> When I compiled from Rhide (as I always do) the problem occured.
> Compiling it myself works. I guess rhide somehow
> doesn't link with the correct libraries (libc also).

I don't think that's the reason.  Perhaps RHIDE plays with the user
screen in a way that makes clrscr's effect not visible?