grip wrote: > gcc test.c -o test. > > I get some strange errors which goes like: > > test.c: In function `main': > test.c:5: error: stray '\168' in program > test.c:5: error: `Test' undeclared (first use in this function) > test.c:5: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once > test.c:5: error: for each function it appears in.) > test.c:5: error: parse error before "this" > test.c:5: error: stray '\168' in program > > > Had this got something to do with unrecognised double quotes?
Yes. "\168" is the "Diaeresis" mark, not any kind of quote at all. > Can someone provide some guidance on how to resolve this. Don't use Microsoft Word to write C source files? The real question is, how did the file get to be that way in the first place? Do you have an unusual keyboard layout/mapping? cheers, DaveK -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/