Debugging

Now that you can write a simple C program, you are in a position to make simple errors. Listing 2.4 presents a program with some errors. See how many you can spot.

Listing 2.4 The nogood.c program.
/*  nogood.c -- a program with errors */
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void)
(
  int n, int n2, int n3;
     /* this program has several errors
  n = 5;
  n2 = n * n;
  n3 = n2 * n2;
  printf(n = %d, n squared = %d, n cubed = %d\n", n, n2, n3)
  return 0;
)

Syntax Errors

Listing 2.4 contains several syntax errors. You commit a syntax error when you don't follow C's rules. It's analogous to a grammatical error in English. For instance, consider the following sentence: Bugs frustrate be can. This sentence uses valid English words but doesn't follow the rules ...

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