Having trouble using range-based for loop in my code, won't compile?

[Nelson108]

I've been trying to use a range-based for loop in my code but my compiler tells me range based for loops cannot be used in c++98 mode.

I went to settings > compiler and checked the box with "-std = c++11" but now I get a seperate error that opens a new file in my project called stat.h that leads me to an error on a line that says "struct _stat __struct_stat_defined( _off_t, time_t );"

I'm so confused, the compiler i'm using is GNU GCC compiler, on toolchain executables it is mingw32-g++.exe.

Has anyone had this issue before and have any solutions?

Here's the code I was running:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
    {
        const int NUM_SIZE = 5;
        int numbers[NUM_SIZE] = { 1, 5, 6, 9, 10};

        for(int val : numbers)
        {
            cout<<val<<endl;
        }
   return 0;
 }

[jlb]

I've been trying to use a range-based for loop in my code but my compiler tells me range based for loops cannot be used in c++98 mode.

That is correct, range-based loops were added to the standard with the C++11 revision, you need to compile with a C++11 compatible compiler.

I'm so confused, the compiler i'm using is GNU GCC compiler

What is the exact version of the compiler you're using (the compiler, not the IDE)?

[Nelson108]

Not sure where exactly I would be able to find the name of the compiler, from what I see it's GNU GCC compiler and the file is under MinGW, from what I know the version of code::blocks i'm using is 16.01

[jlb]

I'm not a Windows user so I'm not sure how to check the compiler version with that operating system. But with Linux typing "g++ --version" at a command line prompt spits out the version information. By the way the version of the IDE (code::blocks) has nothing to do with the version of the actual compiler.

[Nelson108]

It seems that command only works on linux, i'm assuming my gcc is of an older version, do you know where I can find the latest version of MinGW and install it to work with my code::blocks?

[Nelson108]

After looking into the bin file, I see something named mingw32-gcc-4.9.3

Perhaps this is the version?

[Nelson108]

Never mind, I finally found a solution, downloaded a new compiler with updated stuff. Had to replace all the paths but it's working fine now. Thank you jlb :)