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Re: ANSI C++ forbids 'const' w/out type
thanx a lot!
Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> Joe Buck <jbuck@synopsys.COM> writes:
>
> | Andy Rysin <avrysin@ibscorp.com> writes:
> |
> | > | Recently tried to compile QT-2.0.2 under Solaris 7 with gcc-2.95 and got
> | > | errors in /usr/openwin/include/*.h
> | > | ANSI C++ forbids 'const' w/out type
> | > |
> | > | can it be switched off for backward compatibility or shall I switch back
> | > | to egcs-1.1.2?
> |
> | Gaby writes:
> |
> | > Use
> | >
> | > -isystem /usr/openwin/include
> |
> | The FAQ recommendation is -fpermissive.
>
> But then the flag is applyed to the *whole* translation unit, and one
> misses hot sopts in user program. Also you get tons of warnings that
> cpmpletely hide the useful ones.
>
> What if you just want the compiler be silent about *system* header
> files? (I consider /usr/openwin/include/* as being system header
> files).
>
> | ... The problem is that Sun's
> | X headers are buggy, you can't write
> |
> | const foo = 2;
> |
> | in ISO C++.
>
> Yeah, I know.
>
> -- Gaby