wchar_t errors on setting MBCS option

Danny Smith danny_r_smith_2001@yahoo.co.nz
Sat May 19 15:36:00 GMT 2001


--- Bhupi <bhupinder_singh@hotmail.com> wrote: > On compiling an
existing application with GCC (2.95.3-4), I get the 
> following types of errors:
> 
> D:\cygwin\usr\include\mingw\string.h(119) : error C2501: 'wcsncat' :
> missing 
> storage-class or type specifiers
> D:\cygwin\usr\include\mingw\string.h(120) : error C2059: syntax error
> : ','
> D:\cygwin\usr\include\mingw\string.h(121) : error C2143: syntax error
> : 
> missing';' before '*'
> D:\cygwin\usr\include\mingw\string.h(121) : error C2501: 'wchar_t' :
> missing 
> storage-class or type specifiers
> D:\cygwin\usr\include\mingw\string.h(121) : error C2086: 'wchar_t' : 
> redefinition
> D:\cygwin\usr\include\mingw\string.h(121) : fatal error C1003: error
> count 
> exceeds 100; stopping compilation
> 
> The compiler option is set to MBCS. Can someone guide how to
> eliminate these 
> errors?
> 

Use gcc rather than soemone else's compiler. Those are not gcc error messages.

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