Re: C newbie problem

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On Jun 28, 7:01 pm, tom <[e-mail]:

Hi -

Hi

>
I'm just starting to learn C and I'm trying to compile a first hello
world program. Unfortunately when I press the compile button it doesn't
work. Can anyone give me any advice?

Yes. Just any advice or something in particular?

>
Thanks!

~tom

Put your signature at the bottom of your post not in the middle.

Problem code follows:

(helloworld.c)

<snip code>

// 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software
interchange; or,

There's your problem, intercharge is not defined anywhere. nor 'or'.
(iso646.h is not included)
<snip>

// this License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free
Software

'Software' is not defined anywhere.
<snip>

// 11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO
WARRANTY

'WARRANTY' is not defined anywhere.
<snip>

// PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESSED

'EXPRESSED' is not defined anywhere.
<snip>

// 12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN
WRITING

'WRITING' is not defined anywhere.

// REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR
DAMAGES,

'DAMAGES' is not defined anywhere.

// INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
ARISING

'ARISING' is not defined anywhere.

// YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY
OTHER

'OTHER' is not defined anywhere.

// free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these
terms.

'terms' is not defined anywhere.

// <one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it
does.>

'does' is not defined anywhere. '.>' is a syntax error.

// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along

'along' is not defined anywhere.

// with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
Inc.,

'Inc' is not defined anywhere. '.,' is a syntax error.

// Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type
`show w'.

` is not in the standard C character set. 'show' is not defined
anywhere. 'w' is not defined anywhere. unmatched '.

// The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the
appropriate

'appropriate' is not defined anywhere.

// `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James
Hacker.

'Hacker' is not defined anywhere.

// This General Public License does not permit incorporating your
program into

'program', 'into' are not defined anywhere.

// consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications
with the

'with', 'the' are not defined anywhere.

void main()

Change that to int main(void).

{
printf("Hello, world!\n");

}

return 0; is not needed here, as you use // comments, so C99.