Thread: int main or void main?

>Wouldn't it just depend on your rogram? wheather u want main() to return a value or not.
If you don't want to return a value then use the default of 0. But main must return an int (unless it's a freestanding implementation, but we've already established that if you aren't sure, you aren't freestanding).

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Newbies with old programming books... not covering standard c++ will surely... love. void main() but one who even visited this board frequently will surely be familier with Salem's Avatar.

Heh well, here's a link to Salem's avatar:

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What does the operating system do when it receives a return value other than zero? I.e. what would it do differently if it had received a zero from the terminating program.

Originally posted by master5001
Whahahah I voted for void!!! On a side note, on the Game boy advance the c entry point into a program is void main() so it isn't always the evil plague that some would lead you to believe (like Salem for instance).

That aside I did vote "void main" to be an ass. int main is actually standard.

i believe game boy advance is a freestanding implementation, yes?