Question

I have a code like this

    if (pid > 0) {
        // Child    
    } else {
        // Parent
    }

while (wait() > 0) {}

And there are includes

#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdio>
#include <ctime>
#include <sys/types.h>

But when i try to compiile it with g++ (g++ test.cpp -o test) a have an errors:

lab3.cpp: In function «int main(int, char**)»:
lab3.cpp:57:18: error: no match for «operator>» in «{0} > 0»
lab3.cpp:57:18: warning: candidates are:
/usr/lib/gcc/i686-redhat-linux/4.6.0/../../../../include/c++/4.6.0/bits/stl_pair.h:220:67: замечание: template<class _T1, class _T2> bool std::operator>(const std::pair<_T1, _T2>&, const std::pair<_T1, _T2>&)
/usr/lib/gcc/i686-redhat-linux/4.6.0/../../../../include/c++/4.6.0/bits/stl_iterator.h:304:46: замечание: template<class _Iterator> bool std::operator>(const std::reverse_iterator<_Iterator>&, const std::reverse_iterator<_Iterator>&)
/usr/lib/gcc/i686-redhat-linux/4.6.0/../../../../include/c++/4.6.0/bits/stl_iterator.h:354:47: замечание: template<class _IteratorL, class _IteratorR> bool std::operator>(const std::reverse_iterator<_IteratorL>&, const std::reverse_iterator<_IteratorR>&)
/usr/lib/gcc/i686-redhat-linux/4.6.0/../../../../include/c++/4.6.0/bits/basic_string.h:2548:58: замечание: template<class _CharT, class _Traits, class _Alloc> bool std::operator>(const std::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&, const std::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&)
/usr/lib/gcc/i686-redhat-linux/4.6.0/../../../../include/c++/4.6.0/bits/basic_string.h:2560:27: замечание: template<class _CharT, class _Traits, class _Alloc> bool std::operator>(const std::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&, const _CharT*)
/usr/lib/gcc/i686-redhat-linux/4.6.0/../../../../include/c++/4.6.0/bits/basic_string.h:2572:58: замечание: template<class _CharT, class _Traits, class _Alloc> bool std::operator>(const _CharT*, const std::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&)
/usr/lib/gcc/i686-redhat-linux/4.6.0/../../../../include/c++/4.6.0/bits/stl_vector.h:1303:77: замечание: template<class _Tp, class _Alloc> bool std::operator>(const std::vector<_Tp, _Alloc>&, const std::vector<_Tp, _Alloc>&)

What i’m doing wrong?

Answer 1

Your includes pull /usr/include/bits/waitstatus.h indirectly, which defines a union wait. Since you don’t have a declaration of the wait-function, C++ sees wait() as a constructor expression. This means wait()>0 calls for an operator>(const wait &,int) which does not exist of course. GCC’s diagnostics aren’t really helpful here. Add sys/wait.h to fetch a valid prototype for the wait function.