"bool" is declaration syntax error?

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Andrew Duncan - 16 Jan 2004 19:23 GMT

Pardon my newness, I'm back with CodeWarrior after ten years. It's
good to be back... at least, I think it will be.

I'm porting a C++ library from (ahem) Visual C++ to CW on OS X. I
created a project from the Library template /Applications/.../Mac OS
C++/Mac OS Carbon/Library. Trying to compile one of the simpler source
files individually (baby steps first) comes up short immediately. A
bool member variable in a class declaration is illegal, with the
keyword "bool" underlined.

The declaration is in an included header (.h) but the base file is
.cpp, so you'd think the compiler would treat the compilation unit as
a C++ file. I set the "Force C++ compilation" flag just in case, but
no change. Suggestions welcome.

Andrew
aduncan@expertcity.com

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Sean McBride - 16 Jan 2004 20:04 GMT

> The declaration is in an included header (.h) but the base file is
> .cpp, so you'd think the compiler would treat the compilation unit as
> a C++ file. I set the "Force C++ compilation" flag just in case, but
> no change. Suggestions welcome.

Right near that flag there is another one for bool support, is it on?

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MW Ron - 16 Jan 2004 22:11 GMT

>Pardon my newness, I'm back with CodeWarrior after ten years. It's
>good to be back... at least, I think it will be.
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>bool member variable in a class declaration is illegal, with the
>keyword "bool" underlined.

There are two things that come to mind. First is you don't have bool
enabled (as Sean said) and the other is that maybe one of the headers
has disabled bool. Visual C++ didn't support it on older versions and
it may be written in a way that if it doesn't have VC++ v xxxx it
disables bool.

If enable bool is selected then preprocess the source file and search
for bool from the top and see if there is a reason for it to be disabled.

Ron

>The declaration is in an included header (.h) but the base file is
>.cpp, so you'd think the compiler would treat the compilation unit as
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>Andrew
>aduncan@expertcity.com

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Andrew Duncan - 19 Jan 2004 20:14 GMT

> There are two things that come to mind. First is you don't have bool
> enabled (as Sean said)

That was it. How did I miss that? Well let me confirm that it *is*
good to be back, and
I see that the legendary MW support is still up to snuff. Which is why
I spec-ed
MW in preference to Xcode (which I do use anyway -- two compilers
good, one
compiler bad) sight unseen. Thanks!

Andrew

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Thorrsten Froehlich - 16 Jan 2004 23:24 GMT

> I'm porting a C++ library from (ahem) Visual C++ to CW on OS X. I
> created a project from the Library template /Applications/.../Mac OS
> C++/Mac OS Carbon/Library. Trying to compile one of the simpler source
> files individually (baby steps first) comes up short immediately. A
> bool member variable in a class declaration is illegal, with the
> keyword "bool" underlined.

<snip>

> a C++ file. I set the "Force C++ compilation" flag just in case, but
> no change. Suggestions welcome.

Did you check "Enable bool support"?

Thorsten

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Lally Singh - 16 Jan 2004 23:52 GMT

> Pardon my newness, I'm back with CodeWarrior after ten years. It's
> good to be back... at least, I think it will be.
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> a C++ file. I set the "Force C++ compilation" flag just in case, but
> no change. Suggestions welcome.

Is "Bool Support" on?

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"bool" is declaration syntax error?