From: j DOT aldrich6 AT genie DOT com Message-Id: <199607170448.AA212968903@relay1.geis.com> Date: Wed, 17 Jul 96 04:34:00 UTC 0000 To: nchudnof AT mbhs DOT edu Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: Re: int main() Reply to message 5546954 from NCHUDNOF AT BINX on 07/16/96 9:30AM >A while ago, there was a conversation about 'void main()' vs. 'int main()' >and I wondered if: > >void main() >{ > exit(1); >} > >Is the same as > >int main() >{ > return(1); >} You are essentially correct in that those two pieces of code would have the same effect on the operating system. However, if a program were to perform recursive calls to main(), the former definition would not work. Instead of returning, it would terminate the program. I argue for the correct definition not out of some perverse stubbornness, but because doing it any other way can get you into trouble if you make it a habit. And I should know as well as anybody the danger of getting into bad programming habits! :) John