libevent: how to override header includes

Question

I have this include in my code

#include<event.h>

which is supposed to include the libevent's header file event.h. But when I see the list of included files it includes this header file

Note: including file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\include\event.h

How do I tell the msvc compiler to load libevents event.h header file ? . Thanks

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 29 '12 at 08:27

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Try to use #include "event.h". It is for user headers and tells the compiler to first look for the header in user-defined paths.

When you use <> the compiler will first search in system folders.

edited Aug 29 '12 at 08:27

Luchian Grigore

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answered Aug 29 '12 at 08:25

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 29 '12 at 08:49

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If you're using libevent version 2, it is probably best to update the includes (look at the table). The new include files don't suffer from this specific issue.

answered Aug 29 '12 at 08:49

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