Thread: Crisis du jour: (Linux) Array Error

(Sigh....)

I finished a program which runs fine on my XP box (Dev C++), but when I compile it under Linux (G++), I get:


In constructor 'Inventory::Inventory()'
ISO C++ forbids assignment of arrays


FYI:

Code:

struct key                                                   //Private within class
  {
   char invnbr[16];
   int recnbr;
  };
key *keyptr = new key;

.....

Code:

if (infile.is_open())                                       //Snippet of constructor
 {
  while (! infile.eof())
  {
   infile.read ((char *) &data, sizeof(data));
   keyptr[rrn].invnbr = data.inv_nbr;            //This is the culprit!
   keyptr[rrn].recnbr = rrn;

   rrn++;
  }
 }
 infile.close();

Please tell me there is something short of re-writing my entire code to fix this. My program depends on that array for indexing of a file.

Use either memcpy or strcpy( ). You can't copy arrays using the = operator.

Originally posted by XSquared
Use either memcpy or strcpy( ). You can't copy arrays using the = operator.

Meaning under Linux?

I'll give it a shot. Just struck me as odd that the program worked fine on my machine and then Linux stuck it's tongue out at me. The main differences I've encountered so far are with libraries and such.

But, thanks a lot XSquared. I'll post a follow up later today for anyone who is interested.

:: Jazz

strcmp() did the trick.

(Of course after I compiled and ran it... I found some "other stuff" Linux wasn't too happy with; but that was all my doing... LOL. It never ends! )

Thanks:: Jazz

Originally posted by curlious
I don't think it is Linux, rather the specific compiler.

Right... poor choice of words on my part. Should've said the compiler.