Re: A very **very** basic question

mdh said:

As I begin to write more little programs without the help of the
exercises, little things pop up that I need to understand more fully.
Thus, below, and although this is not the exact code, the principle of
the question is the same, ( I hope :-) )


#include <stdio.h>
int i = 0;
int main () { return 0; } /* no errors or warnings*/

but

#include <stdio.h>
int i ;

That's a declaration, and it's fine. It's also a tentative definition,
which is also fine.

i=0;

That's an assignment statement, which counts as code. You can't have code
outside a function.

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