Global Class Object Extern Fails

[cciarleg]

Hi,

So I have tried to follow the tutorials on how to utilize a global class object. I have, in global.h,

#include "ABV.h"
#include "ABVstate.h"

extern ABV *Veh;
extern ABVstate *VehState;

and in global.cpp

#include "../include/global.h"

ABV *Veh = NULL;
ABVstate *VehState = NULL;


and I am compiling the object file global.o and getting the error:

in global.h:20 'expected initializer before '*' token'

Am I off with this?

I have also tried adding "using namespace std;" to the .h file with the same error


Full files:

#ifndef __GLOBAL_H
#define __GLOBAL_H

#include "ABV.h"
#include "ABVstate.h"

/********** Thread Priorities **********/
// from main.cpp
#define COMM_PRIORITY		35
#define CTRL_PRIORITY		30
#define EST_PRIORITY		30

// and rates in hertz
#define COMM_SCHEDULER_RATE	50		
#define CTRL_SCHEDULER_RATE	50		
#define EST_SCHEDULER_RATE	50	

using namespace std;	

extern unsigned killABV;

extern ABV *Veh;
extern ABVstate *VehState;

extern int initializeGlobals();
extern int terminateGlobals();

and the externs are defined as posted in global.cpp.

The part of the makefile that complains is

$(BIN_OBJ_DIR)/ABVCtrl.o: $(INC_DIR)/ABV.h $(INC_DIR)/ABVstate.h $(INC_DIR)/global.h $(INC_DIR)/ABVControl.h $(INC_DIR)/ABVCtrl.h   $(SRC_DIR)/ABVCtrl.cpp 
	$(CXX) -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $^

Thanks!

[coder777]

If your global.h is exactly that then an #endif is missing

[cciarleg]

The #endif is included in the file-just didn't make it in the copy/paste-my oversight.

I have also tried adding

using namespace std;

in which the compiler gives the same issue with extern ABV *Veh

I have also tried it doing

extern std::ABV *Veh;
extern std::ABVstate *VehState

In which case the compiler gives the same complaint about both lines.

[coder777]

std has nothing to do with 'ABV'. Since I don't know what ABV is I can't tell what's the problem is. Often it's missing semicolon or bracket