(solved) Error flagged on this line of code:

[mzimmers]

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#include <stddef.h>
#define hexstrtobyte(a) strtol(a, NULL, 16)

expected declaration specifiers or '...' before '(' token

Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong here? I tried this code in a different IDE, and it seemed to work.

Thanks...

[ESP_Sprite]

What IDE is this? Does the IDE flag the code, or does the compiler?

[mzimmers]

Hi Sprite - sorry; I should have mentioned this is VS Code.

I get the error when I build, so I guess it's the compiler.

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That actually brings up another question I had, though: currently, errors are found/cleared on build. How do I get the errors to update without building?

[boarchuz]

1. Check for earlier errors in the output. The quoted error may be misleading consequence of some earlier error (eg. strtol not defined).
2. #include <stdlib.h>
3. Double check every usage of the macro, the error is likely going to be there rather than within its definition.

[mzimmers]

Hi boarchuz - you were right; the problem wasn't with the macro itself. It was with a header file earlier in the file, which itself included another header that couldn't be found.

I'm sure I can configure VS Code to make these kinds of problems more obvious; I just haven't found out how yet.

Thanks for the help.