From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
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Subject: Re: problems with void main(...)
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 1997 08:24:41 +0000
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Pauli Saksa wrote:
> 
> #include <stdio.h>
> void main(short argc)
> {
>   printf("argc: %d", argc);
>   return;
> }
> 
> and here's the compiler's messages:
> 
> In function `int main(...)':
> warning: `return' with no value, in function returning non-void
> 
> so...  could someone tell what I've done wrong?
> I'm new to djgpp so there may be some defaults or something I
> haven't noticed...

Simple.  main() is not supposed to return a void value.  You are
probably compiling the above code as C++ (by using capital letters on
your command line or some such) and the compiler automatically converts
the return type of main() to an integer and then expects a return at the
end of the function.

Solution:  always use the ANSI-correct definition for main().

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