No it was a namespace issue.
"return new nFANTOM100::tStatus"
seems to have fixed it. It compiles, at least.
Now to figuring out when to use stars, ampersands, and dollar signs and the mysterious "char**" in the Eiffel and C++ code. ...unless someone wants to give me a quick c++ refresher ;)
jjj
--- In
[hidden email], <rfo@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Jimmy!
>
> You might need to put your return args into an arg list. In other
> words, use parentheses.
>
> alias
> "[
> return (new iNXTIterator);
> ]"
> end
>
>
>
> R
>
> ==================================================
> Roger F. Osmond
>
>
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: [eiffel_software] C++ constructor help (repost)
> > From: "Jimmy J. Johnson" <boxer41a@...>
> > Date: Sat, June 27, 2009 12:22 pm
> > To:
[hidden email]
> > How do I call a constructor. I tried to follow an example I got
> > from EiffelRoom:
> > c_create: POINTER is
> > -- Call the cpp constructor
> > external
> > "C++ inline use %"iNXTIterator.h%""
> > alias
> > "[
> > return new iNXTIterator;
> > ]"
> > end
> > but I get this error during c compilation:
> > c:\e_projects\eifgens\mindstorms_tester\w_code\c1\nx586.cpp(34) : error C2061:
> > syntax error : identifier 'iNXTIterator'
>
