Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:38:00 +0330 From: "Bahman M." <b.movaqar@adempiere.org> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, h.schmalzbauer@omnisec.de Subject: Re: Mentor for C self study wanted Message-ID: <20071025223800.6c574944@attila> In-Reply-To: <20071025112715.baa0768f.wmoran@potentialtech.com> References: <200710232324.09851.h.schmalzbauer@omnisec.de> <200710251502.l9PF209C064013@lurza.secnetix.de> <20071025112715.baa0768f.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
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On 2007-10-25 Bill Moran wrote: > In response to Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de>: > > > Harald Schmalzbauer wrote: > > > > > > #include <stdio.h> > > > > > > void main() > > > > That's not a C program. :-) > > > > The return value of the main function of a valid C program > > must be int. And of course, your main function should > > end with "return 0;" or "exit(0);" (the latter requires > > "#include <stdlib.h>" at the top). > > > > By the way, I recommend you get a copy of the C standard > > and use it for reference. You can buy a digital copy (PDF) > > at http://webstore.ansi.org/ (Search for "9899-1999"), > > it's $30. Alternatively ask Google for "C99 draft" to get > > a free copy of a draft of the standard, which isn't very > > different from the final standard. > > > > You can also buy a hardcopy of the standard (i.e. a book), > > but it was ~ $300 last time I looked. > > If we're recommending books, I can't say enough good things > about the Kernighan and Richie C book: > http://www.amazon.com/C-Programming-Language-2nd/dp/0131103628/ref=pd_bbs_2/105-1904293-7155604?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193326006&sr=1-2 > No doubt the most valuable book on programming I've ever read. Not only it teaches programming but also a style of thinking and designing. -- Bahman Movaqar You can't write poems about trees when the woods are full of policemen. -Bertolt Brecht
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