Unknown type name class

Question

I have the following header files:

https://gist.github.com/wemakeweb/5501443 and the compiler always reports \"Unknown Type name Class\". I have inc

Answer 1

You have at least one cyclic include dependency between Feld.h and Figur.h. The forward declarations have no effect if you also include the headers. Just remove the includes.

Answer 2

This error? error: unknown type name ‘class’

You're probably compiling it as C rather than C++.

Make sure your source file has a .cpp extension, and than any relevant compiler flags are set correctly. (It helps if you include the exact error message and line numbers. Don't try and retype, just cut+paste.)