Thread: [Dev-C++] clrscr() & gotoxy() - Question of a beginner

Hi list !

I've got a little question and I hope that you can give a beginner (like =
me) a helpin' hand :)

It's about clrscr() and gotoxy(). I know that these are non-standard =
functions but (as far as I know) useing the conio.h header,
they should work.
So my problem is, when I try to use clrscr() or gotoxy(), I always get =
this error :  " [Linker error] undefined reference to `gotoxy' "
Yes, I #included conio :)
Yes, everything else works.
Yes, it's Dev-C++ 4.9.4.1
Yes, I know I am a beginner :-)

Thanks !

    Michel

There is simple implementation Dev-cpp\include\conio.c
I don't know why this isin't are in library form.

If you need more advance console support you may consider pdcurses 
library http://pdcurses.sourceforge.net/

Don't use system() because it takes huge system resources for the little 
thing.

Hi Tuukka !

#includeing "conio.c" was a good advice, 'cause gotoxy and clrscr() are
working right now :)
Thanks a lot !

Michel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tuukka Lehtinen" <Tuu...@su...>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] clrscr() & gotoxy() - Question of a beginner


> There is simple implementation Dev-cpp\include\conio.c
> I don't know why this isin't are in library form.
>
> If you need more advance console support you may consider pdcurses
> library http://pdcurses.sourceforge.net/
>
> Don't use system() because it takes huge system resources for the little
> thing.
>
>
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not sure where that conio.c is coming from; it's not included in my 
minGW distro. there's a good chance it will go away.

-alvin


Tuukka Lehtinen wrote:

> There is simple implementation Dev-cpp\include\conio.c
> I don't know why this isin't are in library form.
> 
> If you need more advance console support you may consider pdcurses 
> library http://pdcurses.sourceforge.net/
> 
> Don't use system() because it takes huge system resources for the little 
> thing.
> 
> 
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Ok, this is a recurring topic on this list.  Conio is a nonstandard c
library, which for some reason was included in earlier MinGW distributions.
 Newer Dev-C++s don't come with it anymore, ( or at least the non-standard
version), so I compiled my own version from the older conio.c file.
Anyways, if you have the version that has textcolor(), etc, then you
include "conio.h" and add "-lconio" to your linker options.

At 11:14 AM 05/11/2003 -0500, Alvin Thompson wrote:
>not sure where that conio.c is coming from; it's not included in my 
>minGW distro. there's a good chance it will go away.
>
>-alvin
>
>
>Tuukka Lehtinen wrote:
>
>> There is simple implementation Dev-cpp\include\conio.c
>> I don't know why this isin't are in library form.
>> 
>> If you need more advance console support you may consider pdcurses 
>> library http://pdcurses.sourceforge.net/
>> 
>> Don't use system() because it takes huge system resources for the little 
>> thing.
>> 
>> 
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isn't that what i just said? but if *you* say it, it must be true...  :P

-alvin


Matthews wrote:

> Ok, this is a recurring topic on this list.  Conio is a nonstandard c
> library, which for some reason was included in earlier MinGW distributions.
>  Newer Dev-C++s don't come with it anymore, ( or at least the non-standard
> version), so I compiled my own version from the older conio.c file.
> Anyways, if you have the version that has textcolor(), etc, then you
> include "conio.h" and add "-lconio" to your linker options.
> 
> At 11:14 AM 05/11/2003 -0500, Alvin Thompson wrote:
> 
>>not sure where that conio.c is coming from; it's not included in my 
>>minGW distro. there's a good chance it will go away.
>>
>>-alvin
>>
>>
>>Tuukka Lehtinen wrote:
>>
>>
>>>There is simple implementation Dev-cpp\include\conio.c
>>>I don't know why this isin't are in library form.
>>>
>>>If you need more advance console support you may consider pdcurses 
>>>library http://pdcurses.sourceforge.net/
>>>
>>>Don't use system() because it takes huge system resources for the little 
>>>thing.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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