Getting weird error using g++ compiler

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When I try to compile my code using g++ in terminal, I get an error:
Decoder.cpp:32:1: fout: stray ‘\302’ in program
Decoder.cpp:32:1: fout: stray ‘\262’ in program

Decoder is a class that decodes lines from an inputfile. I have no idea what these errors can be. When I look on the internet, they say it has something to do with whitespaces. No clue why! I used to write empty spaces to an output file: like this out << " ";. But I never got an error untill now.

So I went to eclipse, and my code runs fine. Back to g++ and I get the same error. Any idea why?

I believe that [this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/19198482/1670308) might help you — Natan Streppel, Nov 13 '13 at 12:30
@nims thank you, this: `tr -cd '\11\12\15\40-\176' < old.c > new.c` worked. — user2321611, Nov 13 '13 at 12:38

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 13 '13 at 12:37

You've somehow ended up with a non-ASCII character (Unicode "superscript two") in line 32 of your source. Delete that character, replace it with whatever is supposed to be there (a normal 2, perhaps? or maybe nothing?), and be careful where you copy and paste code from.

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

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There could be invisible control character on line 32. Please rewrite the complete line. That should fix your compilation issue.

You may as well refer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/6572148/815812

edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

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answered Nov 13 '13 at 12:39

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