Chances are, the very first error:
act.other.c:760: parse error before `:'
Is causing most of your problems. Parse error can propagate several more
errors throughout your code. In this case, search for a misplaced ";"
character, extra bracket, or something like that on or before line 760. A
"parse error" generally refers to a syntactical (correct term??) error with
the code. Perhaps you should consider gettings yourself a C book and
learning a little more about coding errors. You *will* come across more
errors than this when coding in C. Parse errors, although sometimes tricky
to find, are probably the most basic error you will ever come across.
sT
-----Original Message-----
From: Darren Steinke [SMTP:darrens@FLASHMAIL.COM]
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 1999 1:56 PM
To: CIRCLE@post.queensu.ca
Subject: [COMPILING] what do errors mean?
I was installing the new_prompts.diff patch and did ok except for
act.other.c
I got a page full or errors and was wondering if someone out there
could let me know what the errors mean? I'm not looking for someone
to tell me how to fix it just to tell me what the errors mean. I have
gone over my code and it all matches with the patch so..i am running
bpl14 btw
thank you!
-ds
-----act.other.c compile errors----
[fradmin@pizza]$ gcc -c -g -Wall act.other.c
act.other.c: In function `do_display':
act.other.c:760: parse error before `:'
act.other.c:744: warning: unused variable `x'
act.other.c: At top level:
act.other.c:767: parse error before `else'
act.other.c:769: parse error before string constant
act.other.c:769: conflicting types for `send_to_char'
comm.h:15: previous declaration of `send_to_char'
act.other.c:769: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
act.other.c:773: initializer element is not constant
act.other.c:773: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
act.other.c:775: parse error before `if'
act.other.c:780: `x' undeclared here (not in a function)
act.other.c:780: parse error before `!='
act.other.c:784: warning: parameter names (without types) in function
declaration
act.other.c:784: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
act.other.c:785: parse error before `return'
act.other.c:790: parse error before `->'
act.other.c:792: parse error before string constant
act.other.c:793: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
act.other.c:794: warning: parameter names (without types) in function
declaration
act.other.c:794: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
act.other.c:795: parse error before `}'
act.other.c: In function `do_prompt':
act.other.c:798: warning: implicit declaration of function `skip_space'
[fradmin@pizza]$ gcc -c -g -Wall comm.c
comm.c: In function `prompt_str':
comm.c:993: warning: implicit declaration of function `interpret_colors'
comm.c:993: warning: return makes pointer from integer without a cast
comm.c:1117: warning: return makes pointer from integer without a cast
[fradmin@pizza]$
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