I'm trying to solve the 3n+1 problem and I have a for
loop that looks like this:
for(int i = low; i <= high; ++i)
{
res = runalg(i);
if (res > highestres)
{
highestres = res;
}
}
Unfortunately I'm getting this error when I try to compile with GCC:
3np1.c:15: error: 'for' loop initial declaration used outside C99 mode
I don't know what C99 mode is. Any ideas?
I've gotten this error too.
for (int i=0;i<10;i++) { ..
is not valid in the C89/C90 standard. As OysterD says, you need to do:
int i;
for (i=0;i<10;i++) { ..
Your original code is allowed in C99 and later standards of the C language.
For Qt-creator: just add next lines to *.pro file...
QMAKE_CFLAGS_DEBUG = \
-std=gnu99
QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE = \
-std=gnu99
To switch to C99 mode in CodeBlocks, follow the next steps:
Click Project/Build options, then in tab Compiler Settings choose subtab Other options, and place -std=c99
in the text area, and click Ok.
This will turn C99 mode on for your Compiler.
I hope this will help someone!
Jihene Stambouli answered OP question most directly... Question was; why does
for(int i = low; i <= high; ++i)
{
res = runalg(i);
if (res > highestres)
{
highestres = res;
}
}
produce the error;
3np1.c:15: error: 'for' loop initial declaration used outside C99 mode
for which the answer is
for(int i = low...
should be
int i;
for (i=low...
There is a compiler switch which enables C99 mode, which amongst other things allows declaration of a variable inside the for loop. To turn it on use the compiler switch -std=c99
Or as @OysterD says, declare the variable outside the loop.
Enable C99 mode in Code::Blocks 16.01
New Features in C99
For anyone attempting to compile code from an external source that uses an automated build utility such as Make, to avoid having to track down the explicit gcc compilation calls you can set an environment variable. Enter on command prompt or put in .bashrc (or .bash_profile on Mac):
export CFLAGS="-std=c99"
Note that a similar solution applies if you run into a similar scenario with C++ compilation that requires C++ 11, you can use:
export CXXFLAGS="-std=c++11"
I had the same problem and it works you just have to declare the i
outside of the loop:
int i;
for(i = low; i <= high; ++i)
{
res = runalg(i);
if (res > highestres)
{
highestres = res;
}
}
if you compile in C change
for (int i=0;i<10;i++) { ..
to
int i;
for (i=0;i<10;i++) { ..
You can also compile with the C99 switch set. Put -std=c99 in the compilation line:
gcc -std=c99 foo.c -o foo
REF: http://cplusplus.syntaxerrors.info/index.php?title='for'_loop_initial_declaration_used_outside_C99_mode
Source: Stackoverflow.com