bresneham triangle

i am attempting to make a triangle using bresenham line drawing algorithm, so far I have the cord for a line but it comes up with errors:
error C2449: found ‘{’ at file scope (missing function header?)
error C2059: syntax error : ‘}’
Error executing cl.exe.
Casn anyone help me at least getting the line working and if possible tell me how i will then go on to complete the triangle. here is my code so far… i need to have it done by tonight if possible so im desperate it just refuses to work:

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <math.h>

#include <GL/glut.h>

int dx,dy;

int main();

{
public void lineBresenham(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, Color color) {
int pix = color.getRGB();
int dy = y1 - y0;
int dx = x1 - x0;
int stepx, stepy;
if (dy < 0) { dy = -dy; stepy = -1;
} else { stepy = 1;
}
if (dx < 0) { dx = -dx; stepx = -1;
} else { stepx = 1;
}
dy <<= 1; // dy is now 2dy
dx <<= 1; // dx is now 2
dx

raster.setPixel(pix, x0, y0);

if (dx &gt; dy) {
	int fraction = dy - (dx &gt;&gt; 1);	// same as 2*dy - dx
	while (x0 != x1) {
		if (fraction &gt;= 0) {
			y0 += stepy;
			fraction -= dx; 		// same as fraction -= 2*dx
		}
	x0 += stepx;
	fraction += dy; 				// same as fraction -= 2*dy
	raster.setPixel(pix, x0, y0);
	}
} else {
	int fraction = dx - (dy &gt;&gt; 1);
	while (y0 != y1) {
		if (fraction &gt;= 0) {
			x0 += stepx;
			fraction -= dy;
		}
	y0 += stepy;
	fraction += dx;
	raster.setPixel(pix, x0, y0);
	}
}

}
}

Originally posted by needhelpppp:
[b]

[quote]

int main(); {

[/b][/QUOTE]

It should be:

int main()
{

Besides, what does has this to do with OpenGL?

Below void main(); you have a curly bracer at file scope, as the first error says, which is illegal. Do you really mean to have a semicolon after void main()?

If you don’t mean to have that semicolon there, you will have a function defined within another function, which is also illegal. And you also have the public keyword in an illegal place.

Oh and why did you put the funtion

public void lineBresenham(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, Color color)
{

into the main function? What wont work.

No offense but you should grap yourself a book about C++ and start learning this prior to CG.

Learn to walk before you start running.

ok so i see i have gone seriously wrong in attempting this, and it has to do with open gl as as soon as i have the triangle i will go onto rotate and clip and rasterise it and involve keyboard and mouse interaction. However as you can se ei am havin great difficulty starting off with this. I see what your all saying but anyone have any ideas how i should go about it?
Thanks for all the help!

I have worked on the code a lil more to incorporate some of the open gl, but i am still having problems compiling it, anyone have any suggestions?
#include <GL/glut.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <math.h>

void Display();
void Reshape(int w,int h);
void Mouse(int button,int state,int x,int y);
void lineBresenham(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, GLfloat *color);

int main(int argc,char **argv) {
glutInit(&argc,argv);
glutInitDisplayMode(GLUT_RGB);
glutInitWindowSize(200,200);
glutInitWindowPosition(100,100);
glutCreateWindow(argv[0]);
glutDisplayFunc(Display);
glutReshapeFunc(Reshape);
glutMouseFunc(Mouse);

glutMainLoop();
return 0;
}

void lineBresenham(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1,GLfloat *color)

{
int pix = color.getRGB();
int dy = y1 - y0;
int dx = x1 - x0;
int stepx, stepy;
if (dy < 0) { dy = -dy; stepy = -1;
} else { stepy = 1;
}
if (dx < 0) { dx = -dx; stepx = -1;
} else { stepx = 1;
}
dy <<= 1; // dy is now 2dy
dx <<= 1; // dx is now 2
dx

raster.setPixel(pix, x0, y0);

if (dx > dy) {
int fraction = dy - (dx >> 1); // same as 2dy - dx
while (x0 != x1) {
if (fraction >= 0) {
y0 += stepy;
fraction -= dx; // same as fraction -= 2
dx
}
x0 += stepx;
fraction += dy; // same as fraction -= 2*dy
raster.setPixel(pix, x0, y0);
}
} else {
int fraction = dx - (dy >> 1);
while (y0 != y1) {
if (fraction >= 0) {
x0 += stepx;
fraction -= dy;
}
y0 += stepy;
fraction += dx;
raster.setPixel(pix, x0, y0);

}

void Display() {
GLfloat color[]={1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0};

glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
/* Make calls to lineBresenham to draw the triangle(s) and/or line(s) */
lineBresenham(10,10,300,300,color);

glFlush();
}

void Reshape(int w,int h) {
glViewport(0,0,w,h);
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
glLoadIdentity();
gluOrtho2D(0,w,0,h);
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
}

void Mouse(int button,int state,int x,int y) {
if(state!=GLUT_DOWN)
return;
exit(0); /* Exit on mouse click */
}

You have to give us more details. If you excpect us to help, at least say what’s wrong. “Doesn’t compile” is not a description of your problem. What is the error message, on what line does it occcur.

With a decent compiler, you should be able to figure out what the error is. Ofter when you don’t understand the error, it’s because you don’t understand the language.

Here’s one error, I leave it up to you to figure out what’s wrong. If you know the basics of C, you should see it directly.

GLfloat *color

int pix = color.getRGB();