C error

meleader2 · #1 10-03-2005, 05:30 PM

../userprog/exception.cc: In function `char* UserToSystem(int, int, int)':
../userprog/exception.cc:107: parse error before `)' token
../userprog/exception.cc:107: parse error before `)' token
../userprog/exception.cc:129: parse error before `)' token
../userprog/exception.cc: In function `int SystemToUser(int, int, int, char*)':
../userprog/exception.cc:145: parse error before `)' token
../userprog/exception.cc:145: parse error before `)' token
../userprog/exception.cc:165: parse error before `)' token
../userprog/exception.cc:170: parse error before `)' token

oddly enough the line of code is:

if((numbytes<0) && ((charmode!=M_ASCII) || (charmode!=M_BINARY)))

i doubt i'll get any useful replies but my TA is taking forever so i thought hell i'll give this a whirl. numbytes, charmode is defined in the function declaration and M_ASCII/M_BINARY are #define b4 class starts.

dtbog · #2 10-03-2005, 05:31 PM

it looks like the error comes before this line.

diebitter · #3 10-03-2005, 05:32 PM

Yeah, I'm thinking C error, but not in the same way as you, I reckon.

meleader2 · #4 10-03-2005, 05:34 PM

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it looks like the error comes before this line.

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i thought so too, as is usual with these compilers, but everything before it (4 lines) is just declarations of variables...no ( ) whatsoever. and then the function header...this project is due in 5 days. i'm toast.

dtbog · #5 10-03-2005, 05:37 PM

where are these functions (e.g. UserToSystem) actually being called? look at those lines.

stinkypete · #6 10-03-2005, 05:37 PM

the error isn't where you think it is. you'd have to post a whole lot more than this for us to tell you. it's probably something that seems totally unrelated to the error messages. like a missing semi-colon at the end of a line. or something.

meleader2 · #7 10-03-2005, 05:39 PM

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the error isn't where you think it is. you'd have to post a whole lot more than this for us to tell you. it's probably something that seems totally unrelated to the error messages. like a missing semi-colon at the end of a line. or something.

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i'm thinking "or something". i don't think a missing semi colon will be missed by the compiler

meleader2 · #8 10-03-2005, 05:39 PM

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where are these functions (e.g. UserToSystem) actually being called? look at those lines.

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it isn't exactly being called yet. i'm using gcc's gmake command...so i'm just linking right now...

dtbog · #9 10-03-2005, 05:39 PM

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i'm thinking "or something". i don't think a missing semi colon will be missed by the compiler

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you are mistaken. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

i've definitely seen it before

asofel · #10 10-03-2005, 05:40 PM

cut back on the function until its a small amount of text that compiles. add in lines progressively and try to narrow down where the error is...think do this is a binary search type manner and it shouldn't take too long...