Re: [Dev-C++] Error using void main (void)

[Per W. <pw...@ia...>]

Note that
  main()
is ONLY allowed for C programs, where a symbol without a declared data
type defaults to int, i.e.
  main()
in reality means:
  int main()
in a C program.

For C++ programs, you MUST actually use
  int main()
since the ISO C++ standard requires it. Yes, I know that g++ do accept the
lazy form and only emits "warning: ISO C++ forbids declaration of `main=B4
with no type" if warnings are enabled. However, don't assume something
about how other compilers look at ISO compliance requirements!

/Per W

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005, Austin Scholze wrote:

> also, I have found in dev-C++ that you may just use
>
> main()
>
> without actually initializing it and that it will exit at the end of the =
function.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Verne H. Bohlender
>   To: Dev C++ ; Alfred P. Reaud
>   Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:48 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] Error using void main (void)
>
>
>   That's what it should say as it really should be
>
>   int main() or with all the other goodies inside the brackets.  If you r=
ead across it says"int main void for the two ( )'s for the void here!
>
>   Verne
>       The GRIN Genius who knows nothing!
>
>     Warnings are mostly ignorable, or nice if you like to write clean por=
table code.  main should always return an int as that's the exit value that=
 the executable gives to DOS/Win/Linux upon completion.  Source should comp=
ile and run with a void main.  However, main's exit value will then always =
be 0 and therefore useless to test for a certain execution completion statu=
s.
>
>     Alexsandro Meireles <mei...@gm...> wrote:
>       Hi, all!
>
>       I tried to use the following expression in Dev-C++
>
>       void main (void)
>
>       The compiler give a warning message "output of main is not int". So=
mething like that. Although it gives this warning it compilies well. Why th=
is happens? Main should always have a return type?
>
>       Tks in advance!
>
>       --
>       Alexsandro Meireles
>
>
>
>     Alfred P. Reaud
>
>