Thread: undefined reference to `_WinMain@16'

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    undefined reference to `_WinMain@16'

    Hello,

    I am trying to run the following program in Codeblocks:

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    void Reverseds (double nums[], const int size)
     {
        int i;
        double nums2[size];
    
        for (i=0; i<size; i++)
        {
            nums2[i] = nums[size - i];
            cout << nums[size - i] << "   " << nums2[i] << "\n";
        }
     }
    
    int Main ()
    {
    int size = 5;
    double nums[] = { 1.77, 5.6, 7.8, 10.11, 12.3};
    
    Reverseds (nums,size);
    
    return 0;
    }
    I am getting this error when trying to build it

    C:/Program Files/CodeBlocks/MinGW/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.5/../../../libmingw32.a(main.o):main.c.text+0x104): undefined reference to `_WinMain@16'
    collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
    Process terminated with status 1 (0 minutes, 1 seconds)
    1 errors, 0 warnings

    I have looked up undefined reference to `_WinMain@16' on the internet and the two problems that it is usually associated with are:
    1 - No Main () in the program. I have int Main () in my program
    2 - The application type selected is the wrong type (not a console application). However, my application type is a console application.

    Can someone tell me why this will not build?

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    You have to use a lowercase 'm' in 'main':
    Code:
    int main()
    {
    ...

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    Thanks.

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