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

C/C++ · layer 4, Application & API

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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 …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 conversionISO C++ forbids comparison between pointer and integer — C++: error: ISO C++ forbids comparison between pointer and integer [-fpermissive] (C/C++)ISO C++ forbids com…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…C4996 — MSVC: error C4996: 'strcpy': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strcpy_s instead (C/C++)C4996no matching function for call to — C++: error: no matching function for call to 'f(int, const char*)' (C/C++)no matching functio…discards qualifiers — C++: error: passing 'const X' as 'this' argument discards qualifiers [-fpermissive] (C/C++)discards qualifierstemplate argument deduction/substitution failed — C++: error: template argument deduction/substitution failed / couldn't deduce template parameter (C/C++)template argument d…declared 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 ';' beforeno match for 'operator' — C++: error: no match for 'operator<<' (operand types are 'std::ostream' and 'X') (C/C++)no match for 'opera…use 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…runtime error: — C/C++: runtime error: signed integer overflow / null pointer / shift exponent too large (UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer) (C/C++)runtime error: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…Segmentation fault — C/C++: Segmentation fault (core dumped) — SIGSEGV from a null, dangling or out-of-bounds pointer (C/C++)Segmentation faultstack smashing detected — C/C++: *** stack smashing detected ***: terminated — buffer overflow on the stack (C/C++)stack smashing dete…undefined reference to — C/C++: undefined reference to `function' — collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status (C/C++)undefined reference…was not declared in this scope — C++: error: 'x' was not declared in this scope (undeclared identifier) (C/C++)was not declared in…redefinition of — C++: error: redefinition of 'class X' / multiple definition — missing include guard (C/C++)redefinition ofLNK1104 — MSVC: fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'foo.lib' (or 'app.exe' while it is running) (C/C++)LNK1104C2065 — MSVC: error C2065: 'x': undeclared identifier (C/C++)C2065

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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`.

ISO C++ forbids comparison between pointer and integerC/C++

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

You compared a string literal or pointer with a character or integer — typically `ch == "y"` instead of `ch == 'y'`.

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…

C4996C/C++

MSVC: error C4996: 'strcpy': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strcpy_s instead

Visual C++ treats classic C library functions such as `strcpy`, `sprintf`, `fopen` and `scanf` as deprecated or unsafe and, with…

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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.

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.

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…

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.

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 `

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.

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…

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…

Segmentation faultC/C++

C/C++: Segmentation fault (core dumped) — SIGSEGV from a null, dangling or out-of-bounds pointer

The program touched memory it is not allowed to access — a null or dangling pointer, an out-of-range array index, or a stack over…

stack smashing detectedC/C++

C/C++: *** stack smashing detected ***: terminated — buffer overflow on the stack

GCC's stack protector noticed that a local buffer overflowed and overwrote the function's canary value, so it aborted the program.

undefined reference toC/C++

C/C++: undefined reference to `function' — collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

The linker can’t find the definition of a function or variable that was declared and used.

was not declared in this scopeC/C++

C++: error: 'x' was not declared in this scope (undeclared identifier)

The compiler met a name it has never seen: it is misspelled, declared later, out of scope, or its header or namespace is missing.

redefinition ofC/C++

C++: error: redefinition of 'class X' / multiple definition — missing include guard

The same class, struct or function body was included twice in one translation unit because the header has no include guard.

LNK1104C/C++

MSVC: fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'foo.lib' (or 'app.exe' while it is running)

The Visual C++ linker could not open an input library or the output file — the path is wrong, the library is missing, or the .exe…

C2065C/C++

MSVC: error C2065: 'x': undeclared identifier

Visual C++ met a name it has not seen declared — a typo, a missing header or namespace, or use outside its scope.