ANSI C++ forbids declaration 'xxxxxx' with no type

[Anon]

Hi, I am getting the error in the subject line during compilation of some 
code I have downloaded. I am getting it 122 times during the make. Before 
undertaking the substantial task of modifying the code, I write to ask 
whether there is a simple command line option or other approach to "turn it 
off"/force it to compile. What I want in the first instance is to see 
whether the source I have downloaded performs the calculations documented. 
If it does, I will then spend the weeks bringing it up to the job.

I am using g++ on Solaris 9.


Thanks
Pete