Error is thrown on Compilation of C++ Code

[jazzezselvan]

Hi All,
A error message is thrown on the compilation of C++ code. The error message is

error: expected initializer before '*' token

Also i am attaching the C++ file here with.

#ifndef DEBUG
#define DEBUG
#endif

#ifdef  __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

#ifndef AGENTDEBUG_PUBLIC
#define AGENTDEBUG_PUBLIC extern
#endif /* AGENTDEBUG_PUBLIC */


AGENTDEBUG_PUBLIC unsigned int gv_nwDebugLevel;


/* ----------------------- Macros Declarations -------------------------*/

#ifdef CMD_ARGS
#define Printf1(msg) printf(msg)
#define Printf2(msg,arg1) printf(msg,arg1)
#define Printf3(msg,arg1,arg2) printf(msg,arg1,arg2)
#define Printf4(msg,arg1,arg2,arg3) printf(msg,arg1,arg2,arg3)
#else
#define Printf1(msg)
#define Printf2(msg,arg1)
#define Printf3(msg,arg1,arg2)
#define Printf4(msg,arg1,arg2,arg3)
#endif


#ifdef DEBUG

/* we are defining debug since it is first level of debug */
#define ERRMSG

#define DEBUGMSG1(msg)	{ if (gv_nwDebugLevel >= 1) { printtime(); fprintf(OUTPUT,msg); fflush(OUTPUT); } }
#define DEBUGMSG2(msg,arg) { if (gv_nwDebugLevel >= 1) { printtime(); fprintf(OUTPUT,msg,arg); fflush(OUTPUT); } }
#define DEBUGMSG3(msg,arg1,arg2) { if (gv_nwDebugLevel >= 1) { fprintf(OUTPUT,msg,arg1,arg2); fflush(OUTPUT); } }
#define DEBUGMSG4(msg,arg1,arg2,arg3) { if (gv_nwDebugLevel >= 1) { fprintf(OUTPUT,msg,arg1,arg2,arg3);fflush(OUTPUT); } }
#define DEBUGMSG5(msg,arg1,arg2,arg3,arg4) { if (gv_nwDebugLevel >= 1) { fprintf(OUTPUT,msg,arg1,arg2,arg3,arg4);fflush(OUTPUT); } }

#else 	/* ifndef ERRMSG */

#define DEBUGMSG1(msg)
#define DEBUGMSG2(msg,arg)
#define DEBUGMSG3(msg,arg1,arg2)
#define DEBUGMSG4(msg,arg1,arg2,arg3)
#define DEBUGMSG5(msg,arg1,arg2,arg3,arg4)


#endif	/* #ifdef DEBUG */

#ifdef ERRMSG

#define OUTPUT gp_fPtr

#define ERRMSG1(msg) { if (gv_nwDebugLevel >= 0 ) { fprintf(OUTPUT,msg); fflush(OUTPUT); } }
#define ERRMSG2(msg,arg) { if (gv_nwDebugLevel >= 0) { fprintf(OUTPUT,msg,arg); fflush(OUTPUT); } }
#define ERRMSG3(msg,arg1,arg2) { if (gv_nwDebugLevel >= 0) { fprintf(OUTPUT,msg,arg1,arg2); fflush(OUTPUT); } }
#define ERRMSG4(msg,arg1,arg2,arg3) { if (gv_nwDebugLevel >= 0) { fprintf(OUTPUT,msg,arg1,arg2,arg3);fflush(OUTPUT); } }

#else 	/* ifndef ERRMSG */

#define ERRMSG1(msg)
#define ERRMSG2(msg,arg)
#define ERRMSG3(msg,arg1,arg2)
#define ERRMSG4(msg,arg1,arg2,arg3)
#endif	/* #ifdef ERRMSG */

/* ----------------------- Function Prototypes ---------------------------*/

#if defined (ERRMSG)
#define OPENLOGFILE(fName) OpenLogFile(fName)
AGENTDEBUG_PUBLIC FILE *gp_fPtr;
AGENTDEBUG_PUBLIC char OpenLogFile(char *fName);
void printtime();
void printtimemsg(char *msg);
#else
#define OPENLOGFILE(fName)

#endif

#ifdef  __cplusplus
}
#endif


/***************************************************************************
 *						End of agentdebug.h
 ***************************************************************************/

Kindly help me out in debugging the issue.


Thanks in Advance,
Muthuselvan N

[Peter_APIIT]

Which line causing the error ?

[Danny]

probably a macro mess. You'll need to isolate the line that causes this error.