From:	"A. Sinan Unur" <asu1 AT cornell DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: problems with void main(...)
Date:	Sat, 05 Jul 1997 14:57:27 -0400
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Chris Croughton wrote:
> 
> A. Sinan Unur wrote:
> 
> > yep, you have missed the ansi standards.
> 
> Where in the ANSI C standard does it say that main
> must have type 'int'?  I can't find it.
> 
> It may say so in the DRAFT C++ standard, but that is
> not yet approved as far as I am aware.
> 
> Please quote the section, because I don't believe that
> it was put into the ANSI C standard.

this is getting ridicilously off-topic for this newsgroup.
unfortunately, i do not have a copy of the actual standard at my
disposal, but i hope this answer from the C faq will satisfy you. if it
doesn't to heck with it, it's your problem. if you are really adamant
about this, post to comp.lang.c.moderated.

you can find the faq at:

http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/C-faq/faq/faq.html

11.12:  Can I declare main() as void, to shut off these annoying "main
        returns no value" messages?

A:      No.  main() must be declared as returning an int, and as taking
        either zero or two arguments, of the appropriate types.  If
        you're calling exit() but still getting warnings, you may have
        to insert a redundant return statement (or use some kind of "not
        reached" directive, if available).

        Declaring a function as void does not merely shut off or
        rearrange warnings: it may also result in a different function
        call/return sequence, incompatible with what the caller (in
        main's case, the C run-time startup code) expects.

        (Note that this discussion of main() pertains only to "hosted"
        implementations; none of it applies to "freestanding"
        implementations, which may not even have main().  However,
        freestanding implementations are comparatively rare, and if
        you're using one, you probably know it.  If you've never heard
        of the distinction, you're probably using a hosted
        implementation, and the above rules apply.)

        References: ANSI Sec. 2.1.2.2.1, Sec. F.5.1; ISO Sec. 5.1.2.2.1,
        Sec. G.5.1; H&S Sec. 20.1 p. 416; CT&P Sec. 3.10 pp. 50-51.

-- 
   Sinan
 
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