How to resolve compiler warning 'implicit declaration of function memset'

Question

Hi,

My c code uses 'memset' and 'close'. And I have added:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <glib.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

But I still get these warnings:

main.c:259: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘memset’
main.c:259: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘memset’
main.c:268: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘close’
main.c:259: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘close’

Can you please tell me how can I resolve these warnings?

Thank you.

Answer 1

You need:

#include <string.h> /* memset */
#include <unistd.h> /* close */

in your code.

References: POSIX for close, the C standard for memset.

Answer 2

A good way to findout what header file you are missing:

 man <section> <function call>

To find out the section use:

apropos <function call>

Example:

 man 3 memset
 man 2 send

Edit in response to James Morris:

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• 1 General commands
• 2 System calls
• 3 C library functions
• 4 Special files (usually devices, those found in /dev) and drivers
• 5 File formats and conventions
• 6 Games and screensavers
• 7 Miscellanea
• 8 System administration commands and daemons

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