syntax error before "pid_t"

borntofish61 · 04-02-2010, 03:17 PM

I'm trying to compile some code off sourceforge, and get
In file included from rote.c:22:
rote.h:121: error: syntax error before "pid_t"
rote.h:121: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union

It is dying on
pid_t childpid; /* pid of the child process running in the
from what I can tell. I think this should be defined in
#include <unistd.h>
since is the only include, and from what I found on the web.
Any ideas on the problem?
Thanks.

johnsfine · 04-02-2010, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borntofish61

rote.h:121: error: syntax error before "pid_t"
rote.h:121: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union

I would guess that the word before in that message really does mean before.

I would also guess that the next message is also correct. If so, it is pretty clear.

Do you have a URL of the version of rote.h at SourceForge you are using?

Failing that, we might need to see a pretty big chunk of lines before line 121 (maybe all of them) in order to understand the problem.

johnsfine · 04-02-2010, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borntofish61

I don't have the code in front of me now, but the line above was innoculus. I added some space lines above the pid_t line and the line number of the error moved with it.

The line number is of the reported token pid_t which is probably the token after the problem.

There is no reason for the line number to fail to move when you add blank lines. pid_t is still the token after the problem no matter how many blank lines there are between the problem and pid_t.