Richie Baldwin <baldwinr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > When trying to compile a c file using stderr, I have the declaration: > FILE *foo = stderr; > and it keeps giving me "Initializer element is not constant". I was > wondering what could be done to preven this error from happening. > I'm not sure if this is incorrect code or what, but any help would be > appreciated. > > The file is a short one, it is: > #include <stdio.h> > FILE *foo = stderr; > > and it gives me the error on line 2. > > Any assistance that you all could provide would be greatly appreciated. > Richard Baldwin. This is an issue with the system library, not with the compiler. The <stdio.h> file provided by the system library is providing a definition of stderr which is not a constant. This is permitted by the C standard, so your program is not highly portable. You neglected to see which system you are using, so it is difficult to say anything more precise. Ian
