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Newber at Linux -running debian squeeze.
Newber at GTK .
Using CodeBlocks GTK+ project

I tried to "#include <vector>" in the project and get --> "error: vector: No such file or directory|"
I've tried <../vector> and other hacks
using namespace std --> error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘namespace’|

#include <vector> --works fine in a console application
I see that GTK includes are installed in /usr/include/gtk-2.0/gdk ---maybe this is wrong

Can <vector> be used in a GTK app?

Thanks in advance

Hi,

You look like you are getting confused with setting up your IDE. I have no experience with CodeBlocks, although by the sounds of your errors you could be trying to compile your code using a C compiler and not a C++ compiler, hence not being able to include <vector>.

Note doing hacks is not good practice and ends up with very bad code.

Yes it is correct that some of the include files are located in /usr/include/gtk-2.0/gdk. These form part of the GDK library which is some of the lower level window handling and event handling.

Yes <vector> can be used in a GTK application, although your source code must be a C++ source and compiled using a C++ compiler.

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Thanks errol, it was as easy as changing main.c to main.cpp. I'm using gnu gcc as the default compiler. I guess the confusing part was that <vector> worked in console apps. I'm not sure why it defaults to main.c when c++ is selected.

Thanks again, i'm on my way now