code not compiling w/ "deprecated headers"?

Hello, I downloaded some image processing code that has been used successfully by others. I am working on a Linux network in a Unix command window. When I try to compile it I get a warning that some of the headers are "deprecated" and this is followed by a whole host of errors. Can anyone get me started on figuring out how to fix or get around this problem? Are the fact that the headers are "deprecated" related to the compilation errors?

I've included the warning and a few of the many error messages.

Code:

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steve:mhoffman% g++ encode.cc
In file included from /usr/local/include/c++/3.3.1/backward/iostream.h:31,
                from encode.cc:19:
/usr/local/include/c++/3.3.1/backward/backward_warning.h:32:2: warning: #warning This file includes at
 least one deprecated or antiquated header. Please consider using one of the 32 headers found in secti
on 17.4.1.2 of the C++ standard. Examples include substituting the <X> header for the <X.h> header for
 C++ includes, or <sstream> instead of the deprecated header <strstream.h>. To disable this warning us
e -Wno-deprecated.
In file included from coder.hh:37,
                from coeffset.hh:36,
                from encode.cc:22:
BitIO.h: In member function `int BitIn::input_bit()':
BitIO.h:37: error: no matching function for call to `std::basic_istream<char,
  std::char_traits<char> >::get(unsigned char&)'
/usr/local/include/c++/3.3.1/bits/istream.tcc:514: error: candidates are:
  typename _Traits::int_type std::basic_istream<_CharT, _Traits>::get() [with
  _CharT = char, _Traits = std::char_traits<char>]
/usr/local/include/c++/3.3.1/bits/istream.tcc:546: error:               
  std::basic_istream<_CharT, _Traits>& std::basic_istream<_CharT,
  _Traits>::get(_CharT&) [with _CharT = char, _Traits =
  std::char_traits<char>]
/usr/local/include/c++/3.3.1/bits/istream.tcc:580: error:               
  std::basic_istream<_CharT, _Traits>& std::basic_istream<_CharT,
  _Traits>::get(_CharT*, int, _CharT) [with _CharT = char, _Traits =
  std::char_traits<char>]

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Thank you,
kilgore

switch iostream.h to iostream

so:

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<iostream.h>

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should be

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<iostream>

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deprecated headers are headers that were used before and have now been updated, as far as i know

you'll also need to tell the compiler what namespace you're using. for now you can do that by typing this:

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#include<iostream>
using namespace std;

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that's not the best way to do it, but it is the easiest. IMO, the best way to do it is like this:

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#include<iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::cin;
using std::endl;
using std::flush;
//etc.

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finally, a third way that alot of people think is the best:

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#include<iostream>

int main()
{
    std::cout<<"hello world"<<std::endl;
    return 0;
}

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Or since it's someone elses code (and therefore someone elses problem), you could

a) inform them their code needs updating (send them the error messages).
b) read the error message and deduce that this command may be worth trying.

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% g++ -Wno-deprecated encode.cc

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Then see what (if anything) remains to be solved.

>deprecated headers are headers that were used before and have now been updated, as far as i know
Deprecated headers are headers that were part of a previous version of the standard but may be removed in a future revision. They're still supported, but not recommended. Of course, for headers such as iostream.h that never were a part of the C++ standard, they can be removed from an implementation without warning and it serves you right for not writing standard compliant code. ;)