title: Compiler Error: "expected specifier-qualifier-list"
body: <pre><code>int main()
  {
      typedef struct a
      {
          static int w;
          char *p;
      } a;
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>on compiling it gives <code> error:expected specifier-qualifier-list before 'static'</code>
  could u please tell me what this error means and how to remove it?</p>