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brkstf · Apr 25th, 2005, 1:09 PM

when i was taking c++ in school, i was taught that c++, by design, is a superset of c, which is to say that it contains ALL of c, plus more. and that any valid c code will compile as c++.

is this incorrect?

Josef_Stalin · Apr 25th, 2005, 1:42 PM

I actually have heard that it is generally correct, except for a few rare exception.

bl00dninja · Apr 26th, 2005, 2:03 AM

well, apparently eggbert already answered that question. i guess there's just a few quirks you have to be aware of.

lostcauz · Apr 26th, 2005, 4:59 AM

In your second post your command line:
root@Mikey_Iky:~# gcc -o firstC.c firstC <---- try-- gcc -o firstC firstC.c

Infinite Recursion · Apr 26th, 2005, 2:49 PM

I was not aware of that either.

Mikey_Ickey · Apr 28th, 2005, 10:00 PM

Thanks for the response every body.
First of all, its so strange. Ive worked with C++ and Ive always been instructed to use

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 int main()

and the book that i am using doesnt mention anything about it, so i assumed that it was just how C was.
It also doesnt mention anything about the header file in the code examples either. And ill give it another go with the revisions you mentioned.
By the way, for any one else having similar problems, dont use 'Programming in C' by Stephen G. Kochan.
I wasnt informed about any of these this that was causing me so much grief.
Thanks again.

Mikey_Ickey · Apr 28th, 2005, 10:02 PM

By the way, im not sure what breaks the compiler. but i think its going to work now.

Mikey_Ickey · Apr 28th, 2005, 10:20 PM

I i gave your suggestions a shot, and i recieved some interesting results.

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/*my first attempt at the C programming language.*/
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
	printf ("Programming is fun.\n"
	"And programming in C is even more fun!\n" 
	"Although I don't purticularly care for the stupid things that they are having me write."
	"\n");
	return 0;
}

this returned the same big error as before.
But this piece of code

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/*my first attempt at the C programming language.*/
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
	printf ("Programming is fun.\n"
	"And programming in C is even more fun!\n" 
	"Although I don't purticularly care for the stupid things that they are having me write."
	"\n")
	return 0;
}

returned a much smaller error

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firstC.c: In function `int main()':
firstC.c:9: error: parse error before `return'

The only difference is in the second pice of code, I dont have a semicolon at line nine at

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 "\n"

at least its not that big mess of an error
But thanks again for all the help.

Benoit · Apr 28th, 2005, 11:06 PM

In the last piece of code you didn't add the semicolon after the printf() statement

You could also put all that text on one line of code :p

Mikey_Ickey · Apr 28th, 2005, 11:40 PM

yeah, i know but i do the whole spacing thing for readablilty.

Apr 26th, 2005, 2:03 AM	#13
bl00dninja Programming Guru Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: namespace std Posts: 1,246 Rep Power: 6	well, apparently eggbert already answered that question. i guess there's just a few quirks you have to be aware of. __________________ i put on my robe and wizard hat... Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?...Morons.

Apr 26th, 2005, 4:59 AM	#14
lostcauz Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: 1691 miles East of L.A. Posts: 159 Rep Power: 5	In your second post your command line: root@Mikey_Iky:~# gcc -o firstC.c firstC <---- try-- gcc -o firstC firstC.c __________________ -- lostcauz Stepped in what?... Behind whose barn?... I didn't even know they had a cow!

Apr 26th, 2005, 2:49 PM	#15
Infinite Recursion Programming Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3,473 Rep Power: 8	I was not aware of that either. __________________ http://jasonpowers.net "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root."

Apr 28th, 2005, 10:00 PM	#16
Mikey_Ickey Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the response every body. First of all, its so strange. Ive worked with C++ and Ive always been instructed to use (Toggle Plain Text) int main() int main() and the book that i am using doesnt mention anything about it, so i assumed that it was just how C was. It also doesnt mention anything about the header file in the code examples either. And ill give it another go with the revisions you mentioned. By the way, for any one else having similar problems, dont use 'Programming in C' by Stephen G. Kochan. I wasnt informed about any of these this that was causing me so much grief. Thanks again.

Apr 28th, 2005, 10:20 PM	#18
Mikey_Ickey Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	I i gave your suggestions a shot, and i recieved some interesting results. (Toggle Plain Text) /my first attempt at the C programming language./ #include <stdio.h> int main() { printf ("Programming is fun.\n" "And programming in C is even more fun!\n" "Although I don't purticularly care for the stupid things that they are having me write." "\n"); return 0; } /my first attempt at the C programming language./ #include <stdio.h> int main() { printf ("Programming is fun.\n" "And programming in C is even more fun!\n" "Although I don't purticularly care for the stupid things that they are having me write." "\n"); return 0; } this returned the same big error as before. But this piece of code (Toggle Plain Text) /my first attempt at the C programming language./ #include <stdio.h> int main() { printf ("Programming is fun.\n" "And programming in C is even more fun!\n" "Although I don't purticularly care for the stupid things that they are having me write." "\n") return 0; } /my first attempt at the C programming language./ #include <stdio.h> int main() { printf ("Programming is fun.\n" "And programming in C is even more fun!\n" "Although I don't purticularly care for the stupid things that they are having me write." "\n") return 0; } returned a much smaller error (Toggle Plain Text) firstC.c: In function `int main()': firstC.c:9: error: parse error before `return' firstC.c: In function `int main()': firstC.c:9: error: parse error before `return' The only difference is in the second pice of code, I dont have a semicolon at line nine at (Toggle Plain Text) "\n" "\n" at least its not that big mess of an error But thanks again for all the help.

Apr 25th, 2005, 1:09 PM	#11
brkstf Programmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 89 Rep Power: 4	when i was taking c++ in school, i was taught that c++, by design, is a superset of c, which is to say that it contains ALL of c, plus more. and that any valid c code will compile as c++. is this incorrect?

Apr 25th, 2005, 1:42 PM	#12
Josef_Stalin Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 77 Rep Power: 4	I actually have heard that it is generally correct, except for a few rare exception.

Apr 28th, 2005, 10:02 PM	#17
Mikey_Ickey Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	By the way, im not sure what breaks the compiler. but i think its going to work now.

Apr 28th, 2005, 11:06 PM	#19
Benoit Expert Programmer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 579 Rep Power: 5	In the last piece of code you didn't add the semicolon after the printf() statement You could also put all that text on one line of code :p __________________ Johnny was a chemist's son but Johnny is no more, for what Johnny thought was H2O was H2SO4

Apr 28th, 2005, 11:40 PM	#20
Mikey_Ickey Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	yeah, i know but i do the whole spacing thing for readablilty.

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