linker error in simple program: multiple definition of function
- by BillyJean
My function test is added to two different .cpp-files and the functions are private to their respective files as shown below
test1.cpp
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
void test()
{
cout << "test" << endl;
}
test2.cpp
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
void test()
{
cout << "test" << endl;
}
main.cpp
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
return 0;
}
During linking I get the error multiple definition of test() - but how is that possible, considering that the two files have their own private scope!? I could understand it if I included the function prototype in each .cpp-files' corresponding header, but there is no such thing in this example.
