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Top Forums Programming Bool vs char * conversion Post 302989365 by yifangt on Wednesday 11th of January 2017 02:52:35 PM
Old 01-11-2017
Bool vs char * conversion
I have a problem at make step to install a downloaded package consisted of different programs.
Code:
In file included from kcdbext.cc:16:0:
kcdbext.h: In member function �char* kyotocabinet::IndexDB::get(const char*, size_t, size_t*)’:
kcdbext.h:1281:14: error: cannot convert �bool’ to �char*’ in return
       return false;

1) I have tried
Code:
export LANG="en_US.UTF-8"; make

to correct the weird characters, but this seems to be a temporary fix. What is the permanent fix?
2) The error message is
Code:
kcdbext.h: In member function 'char* kyotocabinet::IndexDB::get(const char*, size_t, size_t*)':
kcdbext.h:1281:14: error: cannot convert 'bool' to 'char*' in return:
       return false;

The code fragment of the function prototype is:
Code:
char* get(const char* kbuf, size_t ksiz, size_t* sp) {
if (omode_ == 0) {
     //......
     return false;
   }

//more code ...
return rbuf;
}

I know the function is declared as char *, which is conflict with the returned value as a boolean "false". How to fix this syntax problem?
Thanks a lot!
Last edited by yifangt; 01-11-2017 at 03:54 PM.. Reason: typos
 

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