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From:	korpela AT islay DOT ssl DOT berkeley DOT edu (Eric J. Korpela)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: HELP MEEEEEE!!!!
Date:	5 Sep 1996 18:30:58 GMT
Organization:	Cal Berkeley-- Space Sciences Lab
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In article <9609041643 DOT aa11427 AT ailin DOT inti DOT edu DOT ar>,
Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET) <salvador AT inti DOT edu DOT ar> wrote:

> I don't want another war of main style declarations, but ... the void main() 
>is very suitable for some platform like a microcontroller, if you put int 
>main() in a microcontroller what's the use of the return value!!!, and you'll 
>save some space.

1.  Microcontrollers rarely have a main() as defined by the C standard.
2.  If they do, it is unlikely to return or exit.
3.  In any case, if there is a main() function, it is required by the
    C standard to be declared as int.

Eric
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