Weird Errors in C Compiler

[VEN0M]

I am using Geany to start out programming in C. I make this simple program:

#include <stdio.h>


int main(int argc, char **argv)


printf("Hello World!")

I run "Make filename" and then run ./filename.c and I get this error:

./example.c: line 3: syntax error near unexpected token `('

./example.c: line 3: `int main(int argc, char **argv)'

I know that this is not a spelling or syntax error because I have copied programs from websites and they still fail.

[rags_to_riches]

You don't run filename.c, you run whatever the name of the generated executable is. Might be a.out, might not be. I don't know Geany.

in any event, if you want help, copy the exact program in code tags, the exact error messages.

[Salem]

Is the lack of semi-colons and braces deliberate?

[keyboard]

I would not copy the code from a website. Sometimes they make errors. I once posted something on my site and it was not displaying the code right because of the way HTML works. I fixed it later.
Type things out yourself.
Also, I would recommend not using an IDE they do some things for you which is not good all the time. Use a simple text editor like Vim or Gedit.
If you have gcc compile like this:

$ gcc -o example example.c

There is an easier way to write the hello world program. Do a search.

[VEN0M]

wow... thanks a lot! I compiled it with gcc and it worked perfectly. I have used gedit before... but I think it is faster to use and IDE. But then again... I am a noobie. So i'll just wait and see. Thanks for your help!

[laserlight]

Geany is a lightweight IDE, but I use it as a programming text editor.