Thread: Conflicting enum issue

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    Question Conflicting enum issue

    Here is the scenario;
    A header uses an enum as follow:-
    Code:
    typedef enum {
     NONE,
     FEW,
     SOME,
     MORE,
     MOST,
     ALL
    } qty;
    This header is included in many source files.

    A particular source file has the following enum:-
    Code:
    typedef enum {
     MINORITY,
     SOME,
     MAJORITY
    } my_qty;
    This source file does not include the header file mentioned earlier, However, due to some new implementation required in the source file, it needed to include the header file. Of course, a compilation error is generated because the label SOME is used in two different enums.

    One easy way is to change the SOME in my_qty enum to a different label and make updates throughout the source file accordingly.

    Assuming that I'm not allowed to make the change I previously mentioned, is there any way to include the header and not generate compilation error? Is there any way to still use the locally define SOME in the source file for its internal use, BUT not utilize the SOME in the included header enum?

    Note: The new implementation does not require usage of the header enumeration.

    Hope my questions are clear enough. Thanks in advance

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    One way found was to 'fool' the compiler

    Header File:-

    Code:
    #ifndef ENUM_TYPE
    typedef enum
    {
     ...
    }
    qty;
    #endif
    Source file:-

    Code:
    #define ENUM_TYPE
    #include "header"
    #undef ENUM_TYPE
    So when the source file is being compiled, the enum from the header wont be referred to since its not declared. However, not sure if this would cause any problems.

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