why could I not write static time_t current_time = time(); in c program?

[baumann]

Hi,

i write
static time_t current_time = time();

but the gcc compiler complains:
error: initializer element is not constant.

I want to know
1, why,
2, and how to resovle it.

thanks.

[Nelu]

baumann@pan <ba*********@gmail.comwrote:

Hi,

i write
static time_t current_time = time();

The time function should be called with a pointer to a time_t object or
NULL:
time_t time(time_t *tloc);

Fix that first...

>
but the gcc compiler complains:
error: initializer element is not constant.

I want to know
1, why,
2, and how to resovle it.

thanks.

.... then (n1124.pdf) 6.7.8-4: "All the expressions in an initializer for an
object that has static storage duration shall be constant expressions or
string literal."

In your case it's a function call.
--
Ioan - Ciprian Tandau
tandau _at_ freeshell _dot_ org (hope it's not too late)
(... and that it still works...)

[baumann]

"Nelu дµÀ£º
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baumann@pan <ba*********@gmail.comwrote:

Hi,

i write
static time_t current_time = time();

The time function should be called with a pointer to a time_t object or
NULL:
time_t time(time_t *tloc);

Fix that first...

but the gcc compiler complains:
error: initializer element is not constant.

I want to know
1, why,
2, and how to resovle it.

thanks.

... then (n1124.pdf) 6.7.8-4: "All the expressions in an initializer for an
object that has static storage duration shall be constant expressions or
string literal."

thank you!!!!

In your case it's a function call.
--
Ioan - Ciprian Tandau
tandau _at_ freeshell _dot_ org (hope it's not too late)
(... and that it still works...)