'uint32_t' does not name a type

Question

I\'m trying to compile a C++ software package that was written in 2007 and I\'m getting this error:

error: ‘uint32_t’ does not name a type

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Answer 1

I had tha same problem trying to compile a lib I download from the internet. In my case, there was already a #include <cstdint> in the code. I solved it adding a:

using std::uint32_t;

Answer 2

The other answers assume that your compiler is C++11 compliant. That is fine if it is. But what if you are using an older compiler?

I picked up the following hack somewhere on the net. It works well enough for me:

  #if defined __UINT32_MAX__ or UINT32_MAX
  #include <inttypes.h>
  #else
  typedef unsigned char uint8_t;
  typedef unsigned short uint16_t;
  typedef unsigned long uint32_t;
  typedef unsigned long long uint64_t;
  #endif

It is not portable, of course. But it might work for your compiler.

Answer 3

Add the following in the base.mk file. The following 3rd line is important -include $(TOP)/defs.mk

CFLAGS=$(DEBUG) -Wall -W -Wwrite-strings 
CFLAGS_C=-Wmissing-prototypes
CFLAGS_CXX=-std=c++0x
LDFLAGS=
LIBS=

to avoid the #error This file requires compiler and library support for the upcoming ISO C++ standard, C++0x. This support is currently experimental, and must be enabled with the -std=c++0x or -std=gnu++0x compiler options