RE: [boost] Re: VC++ 6.0 and thread example

From: Paul A. Bristow (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-10-10 04:09:39

I agree with this - I beleive it is just good practice to set a return from
main,
even if the is only one and it is an 'exit OK'.

Paul

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> From: deansturtevant_at_[hidden] [mailto:deansturtevant_at_[hidden]]
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 11:39 PM
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> Subject: [boost] Re: VC++ 6.0 and thread example
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> > > 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
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