Xcode Apple Compile

When I compile a simple program with GCC I get no errors and it runs fine

When I compole the same simple program with Xcode (Command Line C) I get these errors:

Warning: return type defaults to 'int'
Warning: control reaches end of non-void function

They do not stop the build from succeeding but I was wondering what I am doing wrong to make these errors happen. This code is from K&R

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>

main()
{
        int c;

                c = getchar();
                while (c != EOF) {
                        putchar(c);
                        c = getchar();
                }
}

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gcc will also complain.

Code:

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$ gcc -W -Wall -ansi -pedantic  foo.c
foo.c:4: warning: return type defaults to `int'
foo.c: In function `main':
foo.c:12: warning: control reaches end of non-void function

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> foo.c:4: warning: return type defaults to `int'
In times past, not saying what type something was was the same as saying int.
Nowadays, these "implicit types" are frowned on, and we say
int main
to be totally clear about it.

> foo.c:12: warning: control reaches end of non-void function
We should have said
return 0;
The warning is telling us that falling off the end of the function is going to return some kind of junk value.

thanks :)

Do these new times == ANSI C?

If so then why does K&R refer to their updated version as ANSI C?

Thank you for the clarification

Bassglider

> Do these new times == ANSI C?
Yes.

> If so then why does K&R refer to their updated version as ANSI C?
Their new book (the ANSI-C one) came out in 1988 (20 years ago) at the very dawn of the ANSI era of C programming. Since then there has been a new ANSI-C standard (C99) which specifically removes "implicit int" as being valid C (in other words, it's been deprecated).

Remember at the time most code would have made plenty of use of the "implicit int" rule, so even making it a warning right away would have generally annoyed everybody.

Keen K&R users should make a note of this as well.
http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook/2ediffs.html

You are referring to prototypes correct?

I am also just about to order Pratas book C Primer Plus as a book to accompany K&R. I believe K&R would be a good way to expand upon the details of certain subjects for greater understanding. This will be more third C book.