Hi I try to use the random library in order to create a noise signal with normal distribution. I'm using Cygwin platform, and I'm using g++ compiler. I wrote: #include <boost/random.hpp> at the beginning of my header file. and when I tried to compile I got the following error message: In file included from /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-cygwin/3.4.4/include/c++/cassert:48, from ../boost/boost/random/linear_congruential.hpp:20, from ../boost/boost/random.hpp:36, from actor.H:12, from tdagent.H:11, from main.C:1: /usr/include/assert.h:6: error: expected unqualified-id before string constant /usr/include/assert.h:6: error: expected `,' or `;' before string constant main.C, tdagent.H, actor.H are files that I've written. I am not familiar with assert.h, I guess it's part of the c++ headers, and that there shouldn't be an error in it. Hope someone can help me solve it. Dvir.