Hi all

I tried to run this code on C and I m gettin this error can anyone help me solve it ?
also what is an intializer in C? what does it mean when the error says in line 5 about expected intializer before C?

"C:\TurboCPP\c_work\DECQDER3.C|5|error: expected initializer before "int"|
C:\TurboCPP\c_work\DECQDER3.C||In function `void trellis_builder(char*, int)':|
C:\TurboCPP\c_work\DECQDER3.C|277|error: `next_state' was not declared in this scope|
C:\TurboCPP\c_work\DECQDER3.C|299|error: `next_state' was not declared in this scope|
||=== Build finished: 3 errors, 0 warnings ===|
"

my code is pasted below.
Thanks fo rthe help.

#include "myhead.h"

int main()

int next_state[8][2]= {0,4,
					   0,4,
					   1,5,
					   1,5,
					   2,6,
					   2,6,
					   3,7,
					   3,7};
int output_table[8][2]={0,15,
						15,0,
						9,6,
						6,9,
						7,8,
						8,7,
						14,1,
						1,14};
int input_table[8][8]={0,2,2,2,1,2,2,2,
					   0,2,2,2,1,2,2,2,
					   2,0,2,2,2,1,2,2,
					   2,0,2,2,2,1,2,2,
					   2,2,0,2,2,2,1,2,
					   2,2,0,2,2,2,1,2,
					   2,2,2,0,2,2,2,1,
					   2,2,2,0,2,2,2,1};
int state_history[8][21];
int state_sequence[20];
int branch_metric[8][2];
int path_metric[8][2];
int prev_state[8][2];


int minimum();
void trellis_builder(char * output,int time);
int branch_metric_calc(int,int,char *);

void dec () {
	FILE * fp;
	FILE * op, *f3;
	char output_symbol[5];
	char ch;
	char output_ch;
	int ro,i,j,track;
	int time_count=0;
	int pr_num, pr_den,a,z,b,c,x,r_vbc;
	int time=0;
	int min_err_pos;
	int count=19;
	int p_vbc[40][40];
	int output;
	int first=1;
	state_history[0][0]=0;

   pr_num=1;
   pr_den=4;

   a=8/pr_num;
   b=pr_num*a;
   c=pr_den*a;
//   r_lbc=c*7/8;
   f3=fopen("levels.txt","r");
   fscanf(f3,"%d %d",&x,&z);
   printf("\nx z:%d %d",x,z);
//   getch();
   fclose(f3);
//   r_vbc=c*6/8;
   r_vbc=z;
   printf("a b c r_vbc %d %d %d %d", a, b, c, r_vbc);
  // getch();
   x=0;

   for (i=0;i<40;i++)
   for (j=0;j<40;j++)
   p_vbc[i][j]=0;

   for (i=0;i<pr_den;i++)
   {
	for (j=0;j<b;j++)
      {
			if (x<r_vbc)
	 {
		p_vbc[i][j]=1;
	    x++;
	 }
	 else
	 p_vbc[i][j]=0;
      }
   }


   for (i=0;i<pr_den;i++)
   {
	for (j=0;j<b;j++)
	printf("%d ",p_vbc[i][j]);
	printf("\n");
   }
  // getch();

	for(i=0;i<8;i++) {
		for(j=0;j<21;j++) {
			if(i==0 && j==0)
				continue;
			state_history[i][j]=8;
		}
	}



	fp=fopen("errout.txt","r");
	op=fopen("decodero.txt","w");
	ro=0;
	track=0;
	for (j=0;(!feof(fp));j++)
//	while(!feof(fp)) {
//		for(i=0;i<3;i++) {
	{
		if (p_vbc[(j%4)][(ro%8)]==1)
		{
			ch=fgetc(fp);
			if(ch==EOF) {
				for(i=0;i<20;i++) {
					if(i==19)
						break;
					else {
						output=input_table[state_sequence[i]][state_sequence[i+1]];
						itoa(output,&output_ch,2);
						fputc(output_ch,op);
					}
				}
				fclose(fp);
				fclose(op);
				printf("\nfile closed");
    //				getch();
				return;
			}
			output_symbol[track]=ch;
			track++;
		}
		else
		{
			output_symbol[track]='2';
			track++;
		}
		if (track<4)
		continue;
		output_symbol[track]='\0';
		track=0;
		ro++;
		trellis_builder(output_symbol,time_count);

		printf("Time: %d\n",time++);

		printf("State History\n");
		for(i=0;i<8;i++)
			printf("%d ",state_history[i][time_count]);
		printf("\n");

		printf("Branch error\n");
		for(i=0;i<8;i++) {
			printf("%d",branch_metric[i][0]);
			printf("%d ",branch_metric[i][1]);
		}
		printf("\n");

		printf("Path error\n");
		for(i=0;i<8;i++)
			printf("%d ",path_metric[i][0]);
		printf("\n");

		printf("Previous State\n");
		for(i=0;i<8;i++) {
			printf("%d",prev_state[i][0]);
			printf("%d ",prev_state[i][1]);
		}
		printf("\n");

		if(time_count>19) {
			if(first) {
				first=0;
				min_err_pos=minimum();
				for(i=20;i>0;i--) {
					state_sequence[count]=state_history[min_err_pos][i];
					min_err_pos=state_sequence[count];
					count--;
				}
			}
			else {
				min_err_pos=minimum();
				state_sequence[19]=state_history[min_err_pos][time_count];
			}

			printf("Trace back Path:\n");
			for(i=0;i<20;i++)
				printf("%d ",state_sequence[i]);
			printf("\n");

			for(i=0;i<8;i++) {
				for(j=0;j<21;j++)
					state_history[i][j]=state_history[i][j+1];
			}

			output=input_table[state_sequence[0]][state_sequence[1]];
			itoa(output,&output_ch,2);
			printf("Output : %d %c\n",output,output_ch);
			fputc(output_ch,op);

			for(i=0;i<=19;i++) {
				if(i==19)
					break;
				else
					state_sequence[i]=state_sequence[i+1];
			}

		}



		if(time_count<=19)
			time_count++;
	}
}

void trellis_builder(char * output_sym,int time) {
	int i,j;
	int nextstate;
	int prevstate=0;
	int error;
	int temp;
	int temp1,temp2;
	int err1,err2;
//	printf("Time %d\n",time);


	for(i=0;i<8;i++) {
		if(time==0)
			break;
		if(state_history[i][time]<8) {
			temp=prev_state[i][0];
			path_metric[i][1]=path_metric[temp][0]+branch_metric[i][0];
		}

		if(time>3) {
			temp1=prev_state[i][0];
			temp2=prev_state[i][1];
			err1=path_metric[temp1][0]+branch_metric[i][0];
			err2=path_metric[temp2][0]+branch_metric[i][1];

			if(err1<err2) {
				path_metric[i][1]=err1;
				state_history[i][time]=temp1;
			}
			else {
				path_metric[i][1]=err2;
				state_history[i][time]=temp2;
			}

		}


	}

	for(i=0;i<8;i++) {
					prev_state[i][0]=0;
					prev_state[i][1]=0;
					branch_metric[i][0]=0;
					branch_metric[i][1]=0;
	}


	for(i=0;i<8;i++) {
		if(state_history[i][time]<8) {
			for(j=0;j<2;j++) {
				if(time>=3) {
					nextstate=next_state[i][j];
					error=branch_metric_calc(i,j,output_sym);

					if(prev_state[nextstate][0]) {
						prev_state[nextstate][1]=i;
						branch_metric[nextstate][1]=error;
					}
					else {
						if(i==1 && j==0 || i==1 && j==1) {
							prev_state[nextstate][1]=i;
							branch_metric[nextstate][1]=error;
						}
						else {
							prev_state[nextstate][0]=i;
							branch_metric[nextstate][0]=error;
						}

					}


				}
				else {
					nextstate=next_state[i][j];
					prev_state[nextstate][0]=i;
					error=branch_metric_calc(i,j,output_sym);
					branch_metric[nextstate][0]=error;
					state_history[nextstate][time+1]=i;
				}
			}
		}
	}

	for(i=0;i<8;i++) {
		if(time==0)
			break;
		path_metric[i][0]=path_metric[i][1];
	}

}

int branch_metric_calc(int curr_state,int input,char * symbol) {
	int i,j;
	int ref_output;
	int count=3;
	int errcount=0;
	char ch;
	ref_output=output_table[curr_state][input];
	for(j=0;j<4;j++) {
		ch=symbol[count];
		//if (ch=='2')
		//errcount+=2;

		i=ch-'0';
		if(!(ref_output%2==i))
			errcount++;
		ref_output=ref_output/2;
		count--;
	}
	return errcount;
}

int minimum() {
	int min=0;
	int min_pos=0;
	int i;
	for(i=0;i<8;i++) {
		if(i==0) {
			min=path_metric[i][0];
			min_pos=i;
		}
		else if((path_metric[i][0]<min)&&(path_metric[i][0]>=0)) {
				min=path_metric[i][0];
				min_pos=i;
		}
	}
	printf("Min value: %d Min position: %d\n",min,min_pos);
	return min_pos;
}
int main()

int next_state[8][2]= {0,4,

The tag for main either doesn't belong there, or should be completed. As it is, you've got a syntax error because of a partial function declaration/definition.

No main function , If you don't write main function then how can you use your program.Complete your main function then this program will start working.

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