Why am I getting “error: expected '}'” in C++ but not in C?

Question

I\'m getting \"error: expected \'}\'\" where the \'^\' is pointing when I compile in the following C++ source:

typedef enum { false, true } Boolean;         


        

Answer 1

To solve this you need to do:

#ifdef __cplusplus
  typedef bool Boolean;
#else
  typedef enum { false, true } Boolean;
#endif

That way, you are not trying to use C++ keywords (true and false) in an enum.