[wellylug] C++ Programing Problem

[Jethro Carr]

On Sun, 2003-09-07 at 15:09, Stephen Judd wrote:

> But I think your real problem is this
> 
> 2. Ensure globals in header files are defined with extern, thus:
> 
> (in jgame2d.h)
> 
> extern int keyboard_state; // this is now simply a declaration
> 
> Otherwise, the jolly old compiler sees this:
> 
> (in jgame2d.h)
> int keyboard_state; // declaring AND defining
> 
> as the first definition, and will barf on the "second" one in your .cpp
> file.


Thanks, Stephen, it's all going now!
I thought it was something simple...


--- Jethro

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