thanks Ben !
--- On Mon, 2/16/09, ben <brouits@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: ben <brouits@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: warning: ‘struct ’ declared inside parameter list
> To: linux-c-programming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, February 16, 2009, 9:03 AM
> Fundu a écrit :
> > i'm running ubuntu 8.04 with gcc-4.2
> > and i'm getting
> >
> > mb_con.h:43: warning: ‘struct query_resp’ declared
> inside parameter list
> > mb_con.h:43: warning: its scope is only this
> definition or declaration, which is probably not what you
> want
> > here's a snippet of how .h file looks
> >
> > struct query_resp_type
> > {
> > int type;
> > } query_resp;
> you defined here _both a type and a variable_.
> this should not be done inside a .h file...
>
> maybe you expected to redefine a type, and forgot to
> 'typedef' ?
> ==
> struct query_resp_type {
> int type;
> };
>
> typedef struct query_resp_type query_resp;
> ==
> after such a typedef, you will be able to use type
> 'query_resp'
> (note that 'struct' is not part of the type name)
>
> > void send_req(struct query_resp* resp);
> wrong. type 'struct query_resp' does not exist.
> but 'struct query_resp_type' does.
> >
> >
> > what i don't understand is why this warning when i
> have declared the struct before the function in the header.
> typo issue.
>
> > what am i missing ?
> see above
> > thanks in advance !
> >
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