compilation problem with g++ when volatile is used

[Ooi Boon Pin]

Hi,

I'm facing a problem when I compile my C++ program. Here is a sample code
which gives problem:

main()
{
  int hello=0;
  (volatile) hello=1;
}

When the file with this code is saved with .c extension, compilation (with
either g++ or gcc) went fine. But when I saved the file with .cpp extension,
and compile the file, it gives me the error of
ANSI C++ forbidden variable with no type for the [(volatile) hello=1]
statement. May I know how can I workaround this problem?

By the way, my system is running Sun Solaris version 2.6, and the version of
gcc compiler that I'm using is 2.95.2.

Please advise.

Regards,
Boon Ping