gcc compile problem: error: stray \168 in program

[Sylvain RICHARD]

grip wrote:
> Note:  I have to  type double  quotes  twice always and  I 
> get two double quotes. I use backspace to remove one every time. A single
> double quotes produces no output on the  screen
>   
>
This behaviour is coherent with the hypothesis that you're in fact using 
the diaeresis key, and it seems to be a "dead key" on your keyboard. 
What happens when you press:
- {mysterious key}+{space}. Do you get a single ¨ ?
- {mysterious key}+a. Do you get ä ? That is (if encoding of this key 
get börked) an a plus two dots on top of it.
- {mysterious key}+e. Do you get ë ? (Same thing for e)

You may use the illustration in the Diaeresis wikipedia article [1] 
useful (right sidebar).

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaeresis

Good luck,

-- 
Sylvain RICHARD


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