This is not a question where the source code is important, it is not important at all. So don't expect to find answers to my questions in the code; the answers will be in how the class interacts with the rest of the program and/or how GCC can help me resolve my problem.
Having said that, I have a class called 'Person', and a class called 'io_base', the purpose of 'io_base' is to implement file input and output in a uniform manner for all my classes. All the user of this class has to do is ask 'io_base' to open a file and then, via the use of inserters and extractors, input or output data to and from the file, as simple as that. The class takes care of managing the stream state as well as the integrity of the data and if there are any problems, an exception is thrown testifying to the cause of the error. Neat, he! Now, class 'Person', is one of the classes being managed by 'io_base' which has been declared and implanted in the same manner as the other classes in my library. However, when compiling, or attempting to compile class 'Person' as part of the rest of my library I get an error telling me that there is a previous definition of 'class Person'. But this only happens if I try to compile the entire library with it, library that is in source code format still, as opposed of being in 'dll' or 'so' format. This is a bug, obviously, and I will eventually find the bug; however my question is, does anyone here know a better way to find this kind of errors than to go line by line looking for the bug? Is there a parameter in GCC that I can use so that the compiler is more specific, or become more elaborate in what/where the error is? Any help towards the solution of my problem will be most appreciated. TIA. _______________________________________________ Help-gplusplus mailing list Help-gplusplus@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gplusplus
