Thread: bloodshed compiler errors

EDIT: Sorry to edit so soon, but I went back after taking a break and solved 3 more of the original 7 errors that stumped me. Now I got 4 left, and I am stumped again!

Im testing myself and building a DOS game.

Its a simple fight game, where the player contorls a character and the computer the other (using the simplest AI program ever ). It's based on choosing a random number, then doing an action based on where the number is (<50, do this thing, >50 do another thing, etc).

Im getting errors, and I don't know why. I've included thesource code in my projec thats been bugging out, and the compile errores

Source Code in Question(same GetRand(int,int) as from the tuts on this site, worked fine until today):

#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ctime> //code from cprogramming.com

int GetRand(int min, int max)
{
static int Init = 0;
int rc;

if (Init == 0)
{
/*
* As Init is static, it will remember it's value between
* function calls. We only want srand() run once, so this
* is a simple way to ensure that happens.
*/
srand(time(NULL));
Init = 1;
}

/*
* Formula:
* rand() % N <- To get a number between 0 - N-1
* Then add the result to min, giving you
* a random number between min - max.
*/
rc = (rand() % (max - min + 1) + min);

return (rc);
}

Compile Errors:

GetRand.cpp: In function `int GetRand(int, int)':
GetRand.cpp:6: redefinition of `int GetRand(int, int)'
GetRand.cpp:6: `int GetRand(int, int)' previously defined here
GetRand.cpp:6: redefinition of `int GetRand(int, int)'
GetRand.cpp:6: `int GetRand(int, int)' previously defined here

The code compiles fine for me on Dev-C++ 4.9.8.7
I had to add a main() function though, since you apparently forgot it.

However, did you leave out any code?
Try to copy and paste the code snippet, instead of re-writing it.

Here's the code I tested with:

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>

int GetRand(int min, int max)
{
	static int Init = 0;
	int rc;

	if (Init == 0)
	{
		/*
		* As Init is static, it will remember it's value between
		* function calls. We only want srand() run once, so this
		* is a simple way to ensure that happens.
		*/
		srand(time(NULL));
		Init = 1;
	}

	/*
	* Formula:
	* rand() % N <- To get a number between 0 - N-1
	* Then add the result to min, giving you
	* a random number between min - max.
	*/
	rc = (rand() % (max - min + 1) + min);

	return (rc);
}

int main() {
	std::cout<<GetRand(10, 20)<<std::endl;
	std::cin.get(); //wait for dummy input
	return 0;
}

1. Avoid spaces in your paths, Dev-C++ has an erratic problem with them.
This means that a folder named "50 50 Combat" might cause problems, likewise if directories higher up have spaces in them.
Likewise, you should not install Dev-C++ into a path containing spaces.

2. In your main.cpp, there is:

Code:

#include "gameMenu.cpp"
#include "driver.cpp"
#include "userFuncs.cpp"
#include "enemyFuncs.cpp"

Since you already decided to place all function prototypes into funclist.h, do so.
Do not #include .cpp files, at all.
Rather, just compile them (separately, perhaps).
During compilation and linking, the function prototypes in the .h file (or whatever relevant header file) will come into use, and then the object code generated from compiling the .cpp files with the actual functions will be used.

Thanks for the tips.

EDIT: Fixed that problem. I had to re-reinstall it, so I must have made a mistake somewhere in the installation.

BUT hehe, I still get an error. This time it is a linker, error.

[Linker error] undefined reference to `userHealth'

Heres the files if anyone wants to look at them.