George wrote:

"Bo Persson" wrote:

> George wrote:
> :: Hello everyone,
> ::
> ::
> :: I get a strange compile error when compile such simple program. Any
> :: ideas?
> ::
> :: foo.c: In function `main':
> :: foo.c:5: error: storage size of 'var' isn't known
>
> The compiler can figure out that 'var' is of type 't_st', which is another
> name for a struct named 'st'. However, it cannot see what 'st' is, as it is
> hidden in another translation unit.
>
> You can have a pointer to st without knowing exactly what it is, but you
> cannot have a variable of type st without seeing the full definition.
>
>
> Bo Persson
>
> ::
> :: foo.c
> ::
> :: [CODE]
> :: #include "goo.h"
> ::
> :: int main (int argc, char** argv)
> :: {
> :: t_st var;
> :: var.member = 100;
> :: return 0;
> :: }
> :: [/CODE]
> ::
> :: goo.c
> ::
> :: [CODE]
> :: struct st {
> ::
> :: int member;
> ::
> :: };
> ::
> :: [/CODE]
> ::
> :: goo.h
> ::
> :: [CODE]
> :: typedef struct st t_st;
> :: [/CODE]
> ::
> ::
> :: thanks in advance,
> :: George
>
>
>