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Re: Forward declaration issue (error: previous declaration of 'tst' was here)
Is there anyway to allow typedef redefinition? since I can assure there will
be no ambiguity... same typedef will be in all places...
Hani Ayoub wrote:
>
> If I do so, I'll have to write "struct _tst" instead of "tst" when I use
> the struct...
>
>
>
> Baurzhan Ismagulov wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 12:03:05AM -0800, Hani Ayoub wrote:
>>> tst.h
>>> =======
>>> typedef struct _tst{
>> ...
>>> } tst;
>>
>>> tst2.h
>>> =======
>>> #include "tst.h"
>>> typedef struct _tst tst;
>>>
>>> int foo(tst t);
>>
>>> tst.c
>>> =======
>>> #include <stdio.h>
>>> #include "tst2.h"
>>>
>>> int foo(tst t){ return 1; };
>> ...
>>
>>> when compiling: "gcc tst.c tst2.h tst.h" I get the following errors:
>> ...
>>> The problem is that "tst" is redefined... but I cannot change "tst.h"
>>> file...
>>
>> So, what about:
>>
>> * Removing the typedef from tst2.h -- "tst" is already typedefed in
>> tst.h.
>>
>> * Compiling tst.c only, not the headers.
>>
>> With kind regards,
>> --
>> Baurzhan Ismagulov
>> http://www.kz-easy.com/
>>
>>
>
>
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