incomplete type 'struct' error in C

Question

I have this issue and can't see where the error is so I'm hoping someone can help address it. The error I get from compiling the source is:

client.c:15:54: error: invalid application of ‘sizeof’ to incomplete type ‘struct client’

I have the struct definition inside a header file - client.h:

#ifndef PW_CLIENT
#define PW_CLIENT

#include <event2/listener.h>
#include <event2/bufferevent.h>
#include <event2/buffer.h>

#include <arpa/inet.h>

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

struct client {
    int id;
    struct bufferevent *bev;

    struct client *prev;
    struct client *next;
};

struct client *client_head = NULL;

struct client* client_connect(struct bufferevent *bev);
#endif

And here is the source of client.c:

#include <event2/listener.h>
#include <event2/bufferevent.h>
#include <event2/buffer.h>

#include <arpa/inet.h>

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

struct client* client_connect(struct bufferevent *bev) {
    // Client info
    struct client *c = (struct client*)malloc(sizeof(struct client));
    if (c == NULL) {
        // error allocating memory
    } else {
    if (client_head == NULL) {
        // initialize list addresses
        c->prev = c->next = NULL;

        // set connection id
        c->id = 0;
    } else {
        // set list addresses
        client_head->next = c;
        c->prev = client_head;
        c->next = NULL;
        client_head = c;

        // set connection id
        c->id = (c->prev->id + 1);
    }

        // initialize user vars
        c->bev = bev;
    }

    return c;
}

Thanks!

Solution 1

You have forgotten to #include "client.h", so the definition of struct client is not known in client.c, hence struct client denotes an incomplete type there.

Solution 2

Sorry, but you need to include client.h, the compiler only compiles what he is told to...

Comments

[user1667175]

I have it in another .c file, didn't know that I have to include it in client.c too. Have tried including it before and the compiler still gave me an error, but after putting it in client.c again it compiles well o_O Thanks!