single *.h in mutiple *.cpp

hi guys:
let's say, I have one *.h file and 4 *.cpp files.
*.h file which named global.h. It contains all the variables and functions that the other *.cpp. as defined here, for example:
#ifndef GLOBAL_H
#define GLOBAL_H

int Game_Start_Time = 0;

#endif

and the other 4 *.cpp files are player.cpp, enemy.cpp, weapons.cpp and main.cpp.

I included global.h for every *.cpp file, but somehow I got such kind of error, Game_Start_time already defined in player.obj
or enemy.obj or main.obj or weapons.obj.
I just could not figure it out, someone could tell me please

thanx alot.

why not just put all ur includes in a single .cpp


-----------main.cpp-----------

#include "player.cpp"
#include "enemy.cpp"
#include "weapons.cpp"
#include "global.h"

or

------------main.cpp-----------
#include "global.h"
------------global.h------------
#include "player.cpp"
#include "enemy.cpp"
#include "weapons.cpp"



i don't believe u need all the #define, #endif... etc... if u include this way...hope this helps

Global variables are different to say prototypes.

Use the conditional comp (#ifndef as you have) for the macros and protos ect.

For the global variables include the header in only in the main file and in the file you want to use the variable declare them as extern

ie
int iVar=0;//in global header

extern int iVar;// in other files, note you can not reeinit the variables contents here

I've learned that header files that are intended to be used by multiple cpp files should not have ANY variables in them. externs are the exception, however they aren't really an exception since they aren't really taking any memory by themself. They merely use memory that another object uses. You also want to watch out for putting "static" anything in a header file. I'm not telling you not to put these things into header files, but I am telling you to make sure that if you do make sure that only one c file includes that header.