C++Talk.NET C++ language newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  error not caught at link time: should it be?          C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language (comp.lang.c++) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message nzanella@cs.mun.ca Guest Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:35 pm    Post subject: error not caught at link time: should it be? Hello, I have two .cpp files. The first one contains: Foo *foo; and in the second one contains: Foo foo; I am using a modified version of gcc with Makefiles automatically created. The strange thing is that the tools go through the link phase without detecting the error. Isn't it to be expected that the error be caught by the linker??? I feel somewhat surprised that it didn't catch it. I guess when the linker looks for external symbols it doesn't care about matching their types (eg. pointer versus value). Thanks!!! Neil Back to top Ken Wilson Guest Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:03 pm    Post subject: Re: error not caught at link time: should it be? On 27 Jul 2005 11:35:48 -0700, [email]nzanella (AT) cs (DOT) mun.ca[/email] did courageously avow: Quote: Hello, I have two .cpp files. The first one contains: Foo *foo; and in the second one contains: Foo foo; I am using a modified version of gcc with Makefiles automatically created. The strange thing is that the tools go through the link phase without detecting the error. Isn't it to be expected that the error be caught by the linker??? I feel somewhat surprised that it didn't catch it. I guess when the linker looks for external symbols it doesn't care about matching their types (eg. pointer versus value). Thanks!!! Neil I think we need to see more of the actual code. There is the possibility that you don't get an error because there isn't one as neither variable resides in the other's scope. You also need to be aware that C++ will let you 'hide' variables, contrary to behaviour you would see in a more strictly typed language, i.e. Java, C#, etc. Ken Wilson "Coding, coding, over the bounding main()" Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language (comp.lang.c++) All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum C/C++----------------C LanguageC Language (Moderated)C++ Language (Moderated)C++ language (comp.lang.c++)C++ language, library and standards Non-English C/C++ Newsgroups----------------C++ (German)C++ (French)  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.