Help with my euclidean algorithm program?

The error I get is Line 8: error: 'euclidean_algorithm' was not declared in this scope

Does anyone know what's wrong?

Code:

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int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
        int x,y,aa;

        cout << "enter number 1: " << endl;
        cin >> x;
        cout << "enter number 2: " << endl;
        cin >> y;
        aa=euclidean_algorithm(x,y);
}


int euclidean_algorithm(int a, int b) {

        // the first thing to do is to make sure a > b. If it is not, swap them.

        if (b > a) { int t = a; a = b; b = t; }

        // now we run the algorithm in a loop
        while (b != 0) {
            int temp = a % b;
            a = b;
            b = temp;
        }

        cout << "the greatest common denominator is " << a << endl;
}

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The C++ compiler reads files from the top down. When you put euclidean_algorithm as a function call in your main, the compiler goes looking through what it's already found to make sure there's a function with that name. But alas, there is not in this case. You need to prototype the function before you call it in your code.

Thanks, I did a line to do that, and now the error is at the end bracket on the last line -

line 28: warning: control reaches end of non-void function


what does this mean?

euclidean_algorithm is declared as returning int (returning anything other than void means the function is "non-void", according to your compiler).

There is no return statement before the closing brace at the end of that function. One is needed of the form "return some_integral_value;"