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