FIX: Error C2371 on Struct Typedef that Does Not Have a Tag
Article ID: 139871
Article Last Modified on 12/1/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2.0 Professional Edition, when used with:
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2.1, when used with:
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2.2, when used with:
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 Standard Edition, when used with:
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1 Subscription, when used with:
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Professional Edition, when used with:
This article was previously published under Q139871
SYMPTOMS
If you have a typedef for a structure that doesn't have a tag, you may
receive the following error when you compile the code:
Error C2371: '<typedef tag>' : redefinition; different basic types
RESOLUTION
Include a tag for the structure.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++
version 5.0.
Keywords: kbbug kbfix kblangcpp kbvc500fix KB139871