Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 12:04:45 +0100 (BST)
From: Richard Lanyon <rlanyon AT plato DOT wadham DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Undefined reference to `main'
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On Sun, 19 Jul 1998, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Richard Lanyon wrote:

> > P:\>make dsweep
> > gcc -Wall -o dsweep.exe -Lc:\tdt\drivers\apos\c\ -Lc:\tdt\drivers\xbdrv\c\
> > dsweep.o rglio.o -lgpp -lm
> > c:/djgpp/lib/crt0.o(.data+0x92):crt0.s: undefined reference to `main'
> > c:/djgpp/lib/libc.a(crt1.o)(.text+0x312):crt1.c: undefined reference to
> > `main'
> > make.exe: *** [dsweep] Error 1
> > 
> > It's not just that I've misdefined "main", either - I'm using the vanilla
> > "int main(int argc, char *argv[])".
> 
> In which object file (of the two you are linking) is `main' defined?

dsweep.o

> And why did you need those -L switches?

I'm trying to get my program to talk to a piece of hardware that's
connected to my computer. The libraries are provided by the hardware
manufacturer (TDT, hence they're in c:\tdt\...).

Richard
Beware! Beware! His flashing eyes, his floating hair!