Maybe ask the compiler for the pre-processed output (sorry, I don't know the VS2008 flag), and search through that for the first appearance of those identifiers. That'll tell you what header they come from.
Adding a package should fix this kind of problem by putting all of the messages in a c++ namespace. On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 3:36 PM, bayWeiss <bzwr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Ok, some more info.. thanks to your help > > So I renamed Arc to ArcShape in the protofile, for example, and it all > works fine. > Funny thing is, if I rename Square to Polyline, I get the same > errors. > > If I rename Polyline to PolyLine.. all is ok. > > Using Ellipse throws errors also... > > So, I guess I cant pin down exactly where the conflict is, but there > must be some geometry objects included with the c++ console project > type i created... > > thanks! > > On Dec 10, 4:36 pm, Kenton Varda <ken...@google.com> wrote: > > The errors suggest to me that somewhere you have #defined Arc as a macro. > > Is this possible? > > > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:21 AM, bayWeiss <bzwr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I cant post the whole generated .h file, but below is a snippet where > > > for some reason the compiler cant identify the Arc class. The > > > declaration for Arc is definitely above the below c++ snippet, but it > > > acts as if it cant recognize it. > > > > > ---the errors are from VS2008------------------------------ > > > > > error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not > > > support default-int c:\googleprototest\googleprototestcppserver > > > \person.pb.h 669 GoogleProtoTestCPPServer > > > error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '&' > c:\googleprototest > > > \googleprototestcppserver\person.pb.h 669 > > > error C2838: 'Arc' : illegal qualified name in member declaration > c: > > > \googleprototest\googleprototestcppserver\person.pb.h 669 > > > error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not > > > support default-int c:\googleprototest\googleprototestcppserver > > > \person.pb.h 669 > > > > > -----here is the generated header snippet from 2.2.0a protoc, within > > > the Entity class declaration-------- > > > > > // optional .Square square = 3; > > > inline bool has_square() const; > > > inline void clear_square(); > > > static const int kSquareFieldNumber = 3; > > > inline const ::Square& square() const; > > > inline ::Square* mutable_square(); > > > > > // optional .Arc arc = 4; > > > inline bool has_arc() const; > > > inline void clear_arc(); > > > static const int kArcFieldNumber = 4; > > > inline const ::Arc& arc() const; // <- the > > > problem is here, line 669 > > > inline ::Arc* mutable_arc(); // and > > > here as well > > > > > -------here is the .proto file--------- > > > > > message Point > > > { > > > required double X = 1; > > > required double Y = 2; > > > } > > > > > message Circle > > > { > > > required Point point1 = 1; > > > required Point point2 = 2; > > > required Point point3 = 3; > > > required Point point4 = 4; > > > } > > > > > message Square > > > { > > > repeated Point pointList = 1; > > > } > > > > > message Arc > > > { > > > required Point center = 1; > > > required double startAngle = 2; > > > required double endAngle = 3; > > > } > > > > > message Parameter > > > { > > > required double somethingHere = 1; > > > } > > > > > message Entity > > > { > > > enum Type { CIRCLE = 1; SQUARE = 2; ARC = 3; } > > > > > // Identifies which entity it is. > > > required Type type = 1; > > > > > optional Circle circle = 2; > > > optional Square square = 3; > > > optional Arc arc = 4; > > > } > > > > > message Job > > > { > > > repeated Entity entity = 1; > > > } > > > > > message Initialize > > > { > > > } > > > > > message Start > > > { > > > } > > > > > message MainMessage > > > { > > > enum Type { NEW_JOB = 1; INITIALIZE = 2; START = 3;} > > > > > // Identifies which field is filled in. > > > required Type type = 1; > > > > > // One of the following will be filled in. > > > optional Job job = 2; > > > optional Initialize initialize = 3; > > > optional Start start = 4; > > > } > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Protocol Buffers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to proto...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > protobuf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<protobuf%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > <protobuf%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Protocol Buffers" group. > To post to this group, send email to proto...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > protobuf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<protobuf%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Protocol Buffers" group. 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