about no-returned main

[Alexandre Oliva]

On Apr 11, 2001, "liujg" <liu.jianguo@prosperity.com.cn> wrote:

> I certainly implement my main function as: void main(),but gcc
> report me an error: `return' with no value, in function returning
> non-void.Though I can fit it with changing the prototype of main,but
> I guess there is some interest reason,Can you tell me what it is?

The C and C++ Standards require main() to return int.

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