From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
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Subject: Re: DJGPP wierd compilation error
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 1997 19:10:16 -0700
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Dan wrote:

> Basically, on compilation, the syntax checker does not notice mis-typed
> library function calls, for example 'helloworld()' instead of
> 'hello_world()'.

It sounds like this is correct behavior, although I'm not quite sure of
exactly what you're asking.  If you mistype function names, then
necessarily things will not work -- it's not the compiler's job to figure
out what you might mean when you make a typo (and missing an underscore is
a typo), it's up to the programmer.

> I can then compile and link the program, which then
> obviously crashes on execution, due to a call to the non-existent
> 'helloworld()' function.

A non-existent function should result in the link phase failing.

One possibility is that you're using standard library functions (like
malloc/free in stdlib.h) without including the appropriate header.

I suspect there's something more fundamentally wrong with what you're
doing, but it's hard to guess without more information.

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