Re: [PATCH] C++ breaks on linux/ioport.h

Jamie Lokier (lk@tantalophile.demon.co.uk)
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 02:07:32 +0200

Manfred Spraul wrote:
> Dominik Kubla wrote:
> > extern "C" {
> > #include <linux/header1.h>
> > #include <linux/header2.h>
> > ...
> > }
>
> I tried that a few weeks ago:
> 3 or 4 header files contain variables with the names
>
> new
> virtual
>
> new is reserved, and virtual caused a parse error somewhere in an inline
> function (page->virtual).

That's because Domonik really meant:

extern "C" {
#define new c_new
#define virtual c_virtual
#include <linux/header1.h>
#include <linux/header2.h>
#undef new
#undef virtual
}

have a nice day,
-- Jamie

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