[SDL] Re: Visual C++

[Kovacs]

Hi,

    i'm using VC++ 6.0 and SDL 1.0 and everything works. Just did what was
writen in VisualC.zip (or whatever), and everything rocks.

    Kovacs

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Lepage" <mlepage at molecularmining.com>
Newsgroups: loki.open-source.sdl
To: <sdl at lokigames.com>
Sent: otrdiena, 2000. gada 4. janvaris 4:28
Subject: [SDL] Re: Visual C++


> Franck Nouyriga wrote:
> >
> > Hello again,
> >
> > I tried to compile under Window$
> > i get the error ->
> > --------------------Configuration: test1 - Win32
> > Debug--------------------
> > Linking...
> > LIBCD.lib(crt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _main
> > Debug/test1.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
> > Error executing link.exe.
> > But if I put #undef main in my code Visual build it !
> > So why SDL_main.h need #define main .... in that case ?
> > thanks
>
> I just tried to build under Windows using VC++6 and SDL 1.0.1.
>
> I found a similar problem, where LIBCD.lib had a warning about default
> libraries, and SDL_main.lib had two errors: multiple definition of _main
> (other in my main object file) and unresolved _SDL_main.
>
> I followed the advice in the documentation. Investigation revealed that
> SDL/SDLmain.h was in fact defining main to SDL_main. Yet the leading
> underscores bothered me.
>
> I changed my main to be SDL_main, and the program linked. (It crashes,
> but that's another post.)
>
> So, where is the leading underscore coming from? Anyone else have that
> trouble?
>
> --
> Marc Lepage
> Software Developer
> Molecular Mining Corporation
> http://www.molecularmining.com/