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to: CLIFF RHODES
from: WILL ECKARD
date: 1997-06-26 21:03:00
subject: Help

CR>--> Will Eckard wrote to All  <--
CR>WE>I'm having some trouble with compiling some software that a friend
  >WE>sent me..... Every time that I try to compile it I get Error
  >WE>Undefined symbol _main in module c0.ASM..... Can anyone help me?
  >WE>I've looked for the c0.ASM file and I don't have any .asm files on
  >WE>my system.....
CR>Will, the linker is complaining, not the compiler. Is the code your
  >friend gave you a complete program or just some C/C++ routines? A
  >complete C/C++ program must have a function named main(). When you
  >link, the module c0.obj (created by Borland from c0.ASM) calls a
  >function main() (it uses _main internally, but don't worry about
  >that).
CR>If your code doesn't have a main() function, the linker can't find it
  >for c0.obj and exits with an error.
Ah..... I see.....So in other words Its not the whole thing..... I
have it went people do this..... Geezzz..... Ok.... This gives me a good
reason to yell at him..... :) Thanx for the help.....
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