From: Tim Hunter <rmagick@...>
Date: 2009-10-12T22:13:34+09:00
Subject: Re: Does ruby.h overrides C "enum"?

Iñaki Baz Castillo wrote:
> Hi, writting a Ruby C extension (for 1.8 or 1.9) I get an error when 
> using
> "enum":
> 
>   #include "ruby.h"
>   int void(void) {
>     enum kk {ONE, TWO, THREE};  // line 3
>   }
> 
> line 3: error: expected identifier before ‘(’ token
> 
> 
> It doesn't occur if I quit "ruby.h". What is happening?
> 
> Thanks.

I think the compiler is complaining about your attempt to use "void" as 
a function name. "void" is a reserved word in C.

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