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From: | Martin Ambuhl <mambuhl AT earthlink DOT net> |
Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Subject: | Re: return type for `main' changed to `int' |
Date: | Sun, 17 Oct 1999 12:42:21 -0400 |
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Rodeo Red wrote: > > I got very frustrated and erased djgpp. Now I'm starting over with the > newer version. I've decided not to use rhide until I can get djgpp to > work without rhide. > > This command line: > > gcc -c -Wall hello.cpp ^^^ This should be gpp (or g++ or gxx, depending on installation) or hello.cpp should be renamed hello.c or you should explicitly link the standard c++ libs > > is supposed to produce the object file hello.o, but doesn't . Instead I > get this message: > hello.cpp:4: return type for `main' changed to `int' You left out the word "Warning". It is significant. > > What does this mean ? I means gcc turned your illegal code into legal code. > > here is hello.cpp: > > #include <iostream.h> > > void main () > { > cout <<"Hello world!\n"; > } > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > What happened when I went to the faq: > > I searched for "return type for `main'" - no results > I searched for "return type"- found section 22.24 "What should the main > function return in a C program? " > Does not seem to apply because I'm using C++ In C++ as well, main returns an int. -- Martin Ambuhl mambuhl AT earthlink DOT net __________________________________________________________ Fight spam now! Get your free anti-spam service: http://www.brightmail.com
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