Debug check with cout, storage class type specifier

[turtlesavage]

Is there a way I can do this and get around the "no storage class or type specifier" error?

#ifndef FIRSTPLATFORMER_MAIN_H_
#define FIRSTPLATFORMER_MAIN_H_

#include <iostream>
std::cout << "iostream included" << std::endl;

#include <SDL.h>
std::cout << "SDL.h included" << std::endl;

#include <SDL_image.h>
std::cout << "SDL_image.h included" << std::endl;

#include <SDL_mixer.h>
std::cout << "SDL_mixer.h included" << std::endl;

#endif//FIRSTPLATFORMER_MAIN_H_ 

[Zhuge]

You cannot place statements like that in the global scope; when would they be executed? Additionally, what you are trying to do isn't meaningful anyway, as header inclusion happens at compile-time, not at run-time as your statements imply you believe.