Thread: Why am I getting this linker error?

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    Why am I getting this linker error?

    I don't understand why I'm getting this error:

    g++ -o tht testhashtable.o
    /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/../../../crt1.o: In function `_start':
    /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/../../../crt1.o(.text+0x18): undefined reference to `main'
    collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

    Compilation exited abnormally with code 1 at Mon Dec 3 14:15:07

    when I try to link the object file created by this code:

    #include <iostream>
    #include <fstream>
    //using namespace std;
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #include "HashTable.h"
    #include "HashableString.h"

    #ifdef TEST_HASHTABLE

    void main(void)//int argc, char *argv[])
    {
    HashTable<HashableString> ht(3);

    string str;
    char in[256];

    while(true)
    {

    cout << "Enter Command : ";
    gets(in);
    str = in;

    if(str == "q" || str == "")
    {
    cout << "Execution complete" << endl;
    break;
    }

    if(str[0] == 'i')
    {
    string tmp = str.substr(2, str.length()-2);
    HashableString htmp = tmp;

    ht.search_and_insert(htmp);
    }

    if(str[0] == 's')
    {
    string tmp = str.substr(2, str.length()-2);
    HashableString htmp = tmp;

    if(ht.search(htmp))
    {
    cout << "Found in table " << endl;
    }
    else
    {
    cout << "Not found " << endl;
    }
    }

    ht.debug_print();

    }

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
    }

    #endif

    Any help is much appreciated. TIA.

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    Skunkmeister Stoned_Coder's Avatar
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    for a start try int main and not void main. void main is illegal and a good compiler will disallow it.
    also gets() is nasty. fgets() from stdin is much safer.
    Free the weed!! Class B to class C is not good enough!!
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