From 5164738811439168227 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,18ca6bab598a1e70 X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public From: comeau@panix.com (Greg Comeau) Subject: Re: Does "main()" always return an int    ! T V Y a c f g j x Date: 1998/01/19 Message-ID: <69ui49$5qr@panix.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 317520959 References: <01bd23be$33c440e0$480b48a6@aptiva> X-Original-Date: 18 Jan 1998 22:43:05 -0500 Reply-To: comeau@comeaucomputing.com Originator: austern@isolde.mti.sgi.com X-Newsposter: trn 4.0-test55 (26 Feb 97) Organization: Comeau Computing; http://www.comeaucomputing.com X-Auth: PGPMoose V1.1 PGP comp.std.c++ iQBVAwUANMP5Pky4NqrwXLNJAQFpfwH9EDB77LjeVCsRMncUFGi5EOdqqkZ2sLOr 1nBgyARKdrvLCBAJ2RQU3ZEyDd+1kD5VGjPp3TNZ38odaOKUUIr88Q== =pK9U Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ In article <01bd23be$33c440e0$480b48a6@aptiva> "Don R. O'Brien" writes: >I have a question for the group. Does "main()" always return an int ? In >Microsoft Visual C++ "main()" is allowed to return void. Some books on C++ >programming also use the "void main()" function definition. Solaris C++ >and Borland C++ 5.0 seem only to mention the "int main()" function >definition. The ARM book also only mentions the "int main()" function >definition. > >So what does the new C++ standard say? How is "main()" defined ? Many compilers will allow other return types, most namely void, but main() is supposed to return int. - Greg -- Comeau Computing, 91-34 120th Street, Richmond Hill, NY, 11418-3214 Producers of Comeau C++ 4.0 front-end pre-release ****WEB: http://www.comeaucomputing.com / Voice:718-945-0009 / Fax:718-441-2310 Here:comeau@comeaucomputing.com / BIX:comeau or comeau@bix.com / CIS:72331,3421 --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles: Try just posting with your newsreader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu comp.std.c++ FAQ: http://reality.sgi.com/austern/std-c++/faq.html Moderation policy: http://reality.sgi.com/austern/std-c++/policy.html Comments? mailto:std-c++-request@ncar.ucar.edu ]