definition

[Michael Sgier]

static pthread_mutex_t mutexWarn, mutexDebug, mutexGtfo;

hi
why an error for the above code?
thx Michael
1570 H:\FlyLegacy\source\src\Main\Main.cpp
syntax error before `,' token

[Phlip]

Michael Sgier wrote:

static pthread_mutex_t mutexWarn, mutexDebug, mutexGtfo;

hi
why an error for the above code? 1570 H:\FlyLegacy\source\src\Main\Main.cpp
syntax error before `,' token

Probably the compiler can't see any pthread_mutex_t above this line. A
compiler will often overrun the actual problem and report the first line it
couldn't parse. Until the , the new pthread_mutex_t term could have been
part of something more elaborate that would have worked.

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[Larry I Smith]

Phlip wrote:

Michael Sgier wrote:

static pthread_mutex_t mutexWarn, mutexDebug, mutexGtfo;

hi
why an error for the above code?

1570 H:\FlyLegacy\source\src\Main\Main.cpp
syntax error before `,' token

Probably the compiler can't see any pthread_mutex_t above this line. A
compiler will often overrun the actual problem and report the first line it
couldn't parse. Until the , the new pthread_mutex_t term could have been
part of something more elaborate that would have worked.

Or, did he forget to include 'pthread.h'?

I notice he's on Windows (H:\...).
Is pthreads available there?
I thought it was only available on unix/linux.

Larry

[Michael Sgier]

Hi
no I downloaded stl for windows.

#include <stl/pthread.h>

I only have rudimentary C++ knowledges and basic VB.NET so I don't fully
understand the code. That's a definition? So pthread_mutex_t has to be
declared somewhere? if I look into pthread.h I can't find anything like
that... Where can I find pthread_mutex?
Thanks for helping me find the way ( in the dark of the night :-))
Cheers Michael

[Phlip]

Michael Sgier wrote:

no I downloaded stl for windows.

#include <stl/pthread.h>
What a can of worms.

Firstly, your VC++ already comes with an "STL", whose true name is the C++
Standard Library, iterators containers & algorithms department.

Replacing the built-in STL is not for the faint of heart. And because the
C++ Standard Library does not define any thread functions, an alternative
STL is free to turn them off when you apply its technique to replace the
bundled STL with it. Not all thread libraries are portable.
I only have rudimentary C++ knowledges
You would do much better writing fresh programs from scratch, to learn all
the dirty tricks required, than doing whatever you are doing. Futzing with
the compiler's ability to bond with a Standard Library is diving into the
deep end.
Thanks for helping me find the way ( in the dark of the night :-))

Back off and tell us simply what your assigned task is. If it's "Get X to
compile on windows", there are probably better ways.

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