opengl compile error

[k1ng0fn3rd]

I'm an absolute beginner in C and opengl and was trying out a test program. When I included glut.h

#include <GL/glut.h>

I got this error:
Redeclaration of C++ builtin short line 50 glut.h
Is my glut.h defective or am I doing something wrong

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[strettonman]

Open glut.h, go to line 50, and see what you find there. Apparently a short integer, which has already been declared somewhere or other, is being declared again.

 

[k1ng0fn3rd]

strettonman: it can't be that way because it's inside an "ifndef" statement (if not defined). That means it hasn't already been defined yet.

49 #  ifndef _WCHAR_T_DEFINED
50 typedef unsigned short wchar_t;
51 #   define _WCHAR_T_DEFINED

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The best answer to your question will definitely be RTFM.

 

[strettonman]

It could be that way, because it doesn't say

#ifndef wchar_t

typedef unsigned short wchar_t;
#define _WCHAR_T_DEFINED

#endif

Try commenting out the offending line and see if the problem goes away. If it does you have your answer.