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ISO C++ forbids comparison between pointer and integer C++: error: ISO C++ forbids comparison between pointer and integer [-fpermissive]

C/C++ · layer 4, Application & API

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ISO C++ forbids comparison between pointer and integer — C++: error: ISO C++ forbids comparison between pointer and integer [-fpermissive] (C/C++)ISO C++ for…no match for 'operator' — C++: error: no match for 'operator<<' (operand types are 'std::ostream' and 'X') (C/C++)no match for 'opera…invalid conversion from — C++: error: invalid conversion from 'const char*' to 'char*' [-fpermissive] (C/C++)invalid conversion …does not name a type — C++: error: 'string' does not name a type (C/C++)does not name a typecall of overloaded is ambiguous — C++: error: call of overloaded 'f(int)' is ambiguous (C/C++)call of overloaded …narrowing conversion — C++: error: narrowing conversion of 'x' from 'int' to 'char' inside { } [-Wnarrowing] (C/C++)narrowing conversiontemplate argument deduction/substitution failed — C++: error: template argument deduction/substitution failed / couldn't deduce template parameter (C/C++)template argument d…comparison of integers of different signs — C/C++: warning: comparison of integer expressions of different signedness: 'int' and 'size_t' [-Wsign-compare] (C/C++)comparison of integ…no matching function for call to — C++: error: no matching function for call to 'f(int, const char*)' (C/C++)no matching functio…cannot declare variable to be of abstract type — C++: error: cannot declare variable 'x' to be of abstract type 'Shape' (pure virtual functions) (C/C++)cannot declare vari…discards qualifiers — C++: error: passing 'const X' as 'this' argument discards qualifiers [-fpermissive] (C/C++)discards qualifiersdeclared and not used — Go: declared and not used: x / "fmt" imported and not used (Go)declared and not us…E0308 — Rust: error[E0308]: mismatched types — expected `X`, found `Y` (Rust)E0308expected ';' before — C/C++: error: expected ';' before 'x' — missing semicolon (C/C++)expected ';' beforeuse of deleted function — C++: error: use of deleted function 'X::X(const X&)' — copying a non-copyable type (C/C++)use of deleted func…is private within this context — C++: error: 'int X::secret' is private within this context (C/C++)is private within t…stray in program — C/C++: error: stray '\342' in program (smart quotes or invisible characters) (C/C++)stray in programruntime error: — C/C++: runtime error: signed integer overflow / null pointer / shift exponent too large (UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer) (C/C++)runtime error:need typename before dependent name — C++: error: need 'typename' before 'T::iterator' because 'T' is a dependent scope (C/C++)need typename befor…control reaches end of non-void function — C/C++: warning: control reaches end of non-void function [-Wreturn-type] (C/C++)control reaches end…format expects argument of type — C: warning: format '%d' expects argument of type 'int', but argument 2 has type 'long int' [-Wformat=] (C/C++)format expects argu…implicit declaration of function — C: warning: implicit declaration of function 'foo' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration] (C/C++)implicit declaratio…

Directly related (7)

no match for 'operator'C/C++

C++: error: no match for 'operator<<' (operand types are 'std::ostream' and 'X')

You used an operator on a type that does not define it — most often printing your own class with `

invalid conversion fromC/C++

C++: error: invalid conversion from 'const char*' to 'char*' [-fpermissive]

C++ forbids silently dropping `const` or converting between unrelated pointer types — typically a string literal assigned to `cha…

does not name a typeC/C++

C++: error: 'string' does not name a type

Where the compiler expected a type, it found a name it does not know as one — a missing header, namespace, or class declared late…

call of overloaded is ambiguousC/C++

C++: error: call of overloaded 'f(int)' is ambiguous

Two or more overloads fit equally well, so the compiler refuses to guess which function you meant.

narrowing conversionC/C++

C++: error: narrowing conversion of 'x' from 'int' to 'char' inside { } [-Wnarrowing]

Brace initialisation `{}` refuses conversions that can lose data, such as `double` to `int` or a runtime `int` to `char`.

template argument deduction/substitution failedC/C++

C++: error: template argument deduction/substitution failed / couldn't deduce template parameter

The compiler could not work out the template arguments from your call — the arguments disagree, the type can't be deduced, or a c…

comparison of integers of different signsC/C++

C/C++: warning: comparison of integer expressions of different signedness: 'int' and 'size_t' [-Wsign-compare]

A signed integer is compared with an unsigned one; the signed value is converted to unsigned, so a negative number becomes huge.

Two steps away (14)

no matching function for call toC/C++

C++: error: no matching function for call to 'f(int, const char*)'

No overload of the function accepts the arguments you passed — wrong count, wrong types, or a missing conversion.

cannot declare variable to be of abstract typeC/C++

C++: error: cannot declare variable 'x' to be of abstract type 'Shape' (pure virtual functions)

You tried to create an object of a class that still has pure virtual functions; only a derived class that overrides all of them c…

discards qualifiersC/C++

C++: error: passing 'const X' as 'this' argument discards qualifiers [-fpermissive]

A const object (or const reference) is calling a method that is not declared const, which could modify it.

declared and not usedGo

Go: declared and not used: x / "fmt" imported and not used

Go refuses to compile code with unused local variables or unused imports.

E0308Rust

Rust: error[E0308]: mismatched types — expected `X`, found `Y`

A value’s type doesn’t match what the context expects — common with &str vs String, Option/Result vs plain values, and integer ty…

expected ';' beforeC/C++

C/C++: error: expected ';' before 'x' — missing semicolon

The compiler reached a token where a statement should have ended — almost always a missing semicolon on the line above.

use of deleted functionC/C++

C++: error: use of deleted function 'X::X(const X&)' — copying a non-copyable type

The code needs a function (usually a copy constructor or assignment) that was deleted explicitly or implicitly, as for `std::uniq…

is private within this contextC/C++

C++: error: 'int X::secret' is private within this context

Code outside the class tried to use a private (or protected) member.

stray in programC/C++

C/C++: error: stray '\342' in program (smart quotes or invisible characters)

The source file contains a character the compiler does not recognise, typically curly quotes or a non-breaking space pasted from…

runtime error:C/C++

C/C++: runtime error: signed integer overflow / null pointer / shift exponent too large (UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer)

UBSan detected code that triggers undefined behaviour (overflow, null dereference, out-of-bounds index, bad shift, misaligned acc…

need typename before dependent nameC/C++

C++: error: need 'typename' before 'T::iterator' because 'T' is a dependent scope

Inside a template, a name like `T::iterator` could be a type or a value, so C++ requires the `typename` keyword to say it is a ty…

control reaches end of non-void functionC/C++

C/C++: warning: control reaches end of non-void function [-Wreturn-type]

A function that promises a return value can finish without returning one on some path — undefined behaviour in C++.

format expects argument of typeC/C++

C: warning: format '%d' expects argument of type 'int', but argument 2 has type 'long int' [-Wformat=]

The `printf`/`scanf` format specifier does not match the argument's type, which is undefined behaviour and prints garbage or cras…

implicit declaration of functionC/C++

C: warning: implicit declaration of function 'foo' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]

In C you called a function the compiler has not seen declared — usually a missing `#include`. Newer compilers treat it as an erro…