On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 16:12, gagan1 <gagan2172@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > chaps, > I am using gcc to compile a old peaice of code. that has so > many header file with > #ifdef WIN_OS > slls > #elseif UNIX_OS > abs > #else > #error missing os Without knowing anything else, and assuming you're on some kind of unixish system, I suggest adding "-DUNIX_OS" to your compile flags. HTH -Tom Thomas M. Browder, Jr. Niceville, Florida USA