Re: Compiler utility

On 07/02/2025 22:44, Lew Pitcher wrote:

On Fri, 07 Feb 2025 22:28:29 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
 

On 07/02/2025 17:35, root wrote:

when the compiler encountered the line
>
int main(argc,argv)
>
it threw up an error.

>
Well did you have
{
char *argv[]; int argc;
>
...underneath?

 itym
   char *argv[]; int argc;
   {
 as in
   /* K&R C style function */
   int main(argc,argv)
   char *argv[]; int argc;
   {
    /*... */
    return 0;
   }
   :-)
 

Yup. I fully adopted the 'definitions inside the function brackets' years ago and forgotted (sic!) the exact syntax.
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