Re: VC++ 6.0 and thread example

From: deansturtevant_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-10-08 17:38:47

> 
> > 3) VC++ 6.0 gives a bothersome warning if no "return 0"
> >    is at the end of main.
> 
> Well, that's just a VC++ problem.  The code is valid and shouldn't 
> produce a diagnostic, so I'm not going to change it.
> 

IMHO, the standard is the one with the problem. Why is it that all 
functions that return int must return int except for 'main'? Correct 
me if I am mistaken, but it's because prior to standardization, main 
could return void, and changing existing code to return 0 was 
considered too much of a burden. I feel proper coding practice is to 
make the return explicit, regardless of whether the standard says 
it's not necessary.

- Dean