Thread: GCC don't compile codes from the book "The C Programming Language".

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    Question GCC don't compile codes from the book "The C Programming Language".

    Hello,

    I was reading this amazing book by Dennis Ritchie (RIP) and some codes just don't compile. I can understand the logic of the program, but somehow, GCC don't accept it. For instance, for this code, GCC returns "cprog.c:17:3: error: lvalue required as left operand of assignment".
    Code:
    1. #include<stdio.h>
    2. #define IN 1 /* inside a word */
    3. #define OUT 0 /* outside a word */
    4. /* count lines, words, and characters in input */
    5. int main(){
    6. int c, nl, nw, nc, state;
    7. state = OUT;
    8. nl = nw = nc = 0;
    9. while((c = getchar()) != EOF){
    10. nc++;
    11. if(c =='\n')
    12. nl++;
    13. if(c == ' ' || c == '\n' || c = '\t')
    14. state = OUT;
    15. else if(state == OUT){
    16. state = IN;
    17. nw++;
    18. }
    19. }
    20. printf("%d %d %d\n", nl, nw, nc);
    21. }
    p.s: Here in the forum, the code tags don't accept blank lines. In my code, the line number 17 is:

    if(c == ' ' || c == '\n' || c = '\t')
    Can someone plz give me a hand here?

    Many tnx in advance!
    Last edited by XVirtusX; 11-19-2011 at 07:48 PM.

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    Code:
    c = '\t'
    At line 13.
    Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
    What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
    All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
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    Typo on line 13. The third test needs two equal signs, not one.
    Right 98% of the time, and don't care about the other 3%.

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    Jeez, I felt like a stupid now... tnx for the fast reply guys!

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    Quote Originally Posted by XVirtusX View Post
    Jeez, I felt like a stupid now...
    Ah, not the objective, but a fringe benefit sometimes
    Right 98% of the time, and don't care about the other 3%.

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