DWORD not defined

[jkovach]

This morning I awoke to a new error in a cpp file.

C:\Nburn\include/serial.h:119: error: 'DWORD' has not been declared

I removed all calls to the serial.h file and still got the message

if I remove the #include reference to serial.h the build is happy.

The same #include directive is in main.cpp with no problem.

I did run the Clean and Rebuild system files but that did not help

[Chris Ruff]

Always pay attention to the order of *.H files.

Your <serial.h> comes before the file that spec's DWORD, etc. in your error build file.

Look at the Main.cpp file and study the #includes ordering and which files are included.

Only the most anal coders make it possible to ignore this problem. For the rest of us mortals we have to include 'em in the right order

Chris

[lgitlitz]

The include needed to define DWORDs is:
#include "basictypes.h.

I added this to the serial.h file for future builds. Most of the time NetBurner application source files include either basictypes.h, includes.h or startnet.h which is why this was overlooked.

[jkovach]

The proper include fixed it.
Thanks.

Been using this tool chain now for two weeks.
First time this came up.
Sucks, that problems presents the best opportunity for me to learn.