Thread: Variables already defined while linking.

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    Registered User xconspirisist's Avatar
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    Variables already defined while linking.

    I've not written C in quite a while, sorry if I'm looking over something obvious.

    Here is camera.h

    Code:
    float angle=0.0, deltaAngle = 0.0, ratio;
    float x=0.0f, y=1.75f, z=5.0f;
    float lx=0.0f, ly=0.0f, lz=-1.0f;
    
    int deltaMove = 0;
    Then I'm just using

    Code:
    #include "camera.h"
    in each file where I need those variables. However, during link, I get these errors:

    keys.obj : error LNK2005: "int deltaMove" (?deltaMove@@3HA) already defined in camera.obj
    keys.obj : error LNK2005: "float lz" (?lz@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    keys.obj : error LNK2005: "float ly" (?ly@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    keys.obj : error LNK2005: "float lx" (?lx@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    keys.obj : error LNK2005: "float z" (?z@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    keys.obj : error LNK2005: "float y" (?y@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    keys.obj : error LNK2005: "float x" (?x@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    keys.obj : error LNK2005: "float deltaAngle" (?deltaAngle@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    keys.obj : error LNK2005: "float angle" (?angle@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    keys.obj : error LNK2005: "float ratio" (?ratio@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    render.obj : error LNK2005: "int deltaMove" (?deltaMove@@3HA) already defined in camera.obj
    render.obj : error LNK2005: "float lz" (?lz@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    render.obj : error LNK2005: "float ly" (?ly@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    render.obj : error LNK2005: "float lx" (?lx@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    render.obj : error LNK2005: "float z" (?z@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    render.obj : error LNK2005: "float y" (?y@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    render.obj : error LNK2005: "float x" (?x@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    render.obj : error LNK2005: "float deltaAngle" (?deltaAngle@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    render.obj : error LNK2005: "float angle" (?angle@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    render.obj : error LNK2005: "float ratio" (?ratio@@3MA) already defined in camera.obj
    To surpress any confusion, camera.h is included in camera.cpp, keys.cpp and render.cpp

    Please help, I'm quite clueless to the issue. :/
    Last edited by xconspirisist; 06-10-2005 at 03:15 AM.

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    Post all your include statements in all your files. List the include statements next to the file name in which they appear. Don't forget the file with main() in it.

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    Variables should not be defined in a header file. Variables should only be defined once. They can be declared multiple times. C FAQ. Defining a variable sets aside space and optionally provides an initial value. Declaring a variable simply provides the compiler with the name and type of the variable. No space is set aside.

    Declare your variables in the header file like this:
    Code:
    extern float angle, deltaAngle, ratio;
    extern float x, y, z;
    extern float lx, ly, lz;
    
    extern int deltaMove;
    Then, in one cpp file, define your global variables:
    Code:
    float angle=0.0, deltaAngle = 0.0, ratio;
    float x=0.0f, y=1.75f, z=5.0f;
    float lx=0.0f, ly=0.0f, lz=-1.0f;
    
    int deltaMove = 0;

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