gcc accepts declarations anywhere in a block. However, when I compile on Windows I get errors because the Microsoft compilers require declaratives to proceed any processing statements. Is there a gcc flag that imposes the same requiremennt? Thanks, John -- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Madison, Wisconsin USA Developing software for people with disabilities _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list