From:	"A. Sinan Unur" <asu1 AT cornell DOT edu>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: My second function doesn't work (stupid newbie question)
Date:	Sun, 22 Jun 1997 09:28:23 -0400
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dabrownz AT mindspring DOT com wrote:
> 
> DJGPP keeps telling me that there is something wrong with my second
> function.  I don't see why.  Please help, I'm a stupid newbie and I'll
> appriciate any help (the answer is probably right under my nose)
> 

nothing justifies:

> float main()
> {

the _ONLY_ acceptable return type for main is int. 

> float computeHero(float a, float b, float c, float s)
> {
>    return (s(s - a)(s - b)(s - c));
> }

did you mean s*(s-a)*(s-b)*(s-c) ?

i would recommend you post this kind of stuff to comp.lang.c where it
will get properly flamed.

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