Re: strange case of void main

From: Enrico `Trippo' Porreca (trippo_at_lombardiacom.it)
Date: 04/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 23:44:02 +0200

Ziggy wrote:
> Just for curiosity.
> I know that main function is returning
> an int, but I came cross with the following
> code. (Unnessecary code is snipped) Is there
> any problem with it?
>
> #include <stdlib.h>
> void main(){
> exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
> }

Yes: main *must* be declared as an int-returning function, even if you
call exit to terminate your program.

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