3.1.0 Compiling unresolved external symbol _main

[NeoWizard]

Anyone can help with this error, I cant find out why.

Linking...
LIBCD.lib(crt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _main
Debug/Angband.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

That is the error popping up, I was able to compile prior to 309, but I cant seem to find why it's not working anymore.

Any help appreciated.

or should I just flush Visual Studio 6 and go for another compiler?

[takkaria]

Anyone can help with this error, I cant find out why.

Linking...
LIBCD.lib(crt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _main
Debug/Angband.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

That is the error popping up, I was able to compile prior to 309, but I cant seem to find why it's not working anymore.

Any help appreciated.

or should I just flush Visual Studio 6 and go for another compiler?

Is there any way to get ahold of what VS is calling the compiler and linker with? I guess there's a file not being compiled/linked somewhere.

[Antoine]

Anyone can help with this error, I cant find out why.

Linking...
LIBCD.lib(crt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _main
Debug/Angband.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

That is the error popping up, I was able to compile prior to 309, but I cant seem to find why it's not working anymore.

Any help appreciated.

or should I just flush Visual Studio 6 and go for another compiler?

I've been VS6ing and managed to get it working with a one-line change to the makefile... forgotten what though. Can check when I get home if needed

A.

[NeoWizard]

Is there any way to get ahold of what VS is calling the compiler and linker with? I guess there's a file not being compiled/linked somewhere.

I guess by the name of the obj file generating the error it would be a file name crt0.c but I dont have any crt0 source files in any of the project source files.

I hope my description of the error is not too complicated.

for the rest I don't know how I can get you the information as to what VS is calling the compiler with. If you could point me in the right direction. The last time I used VS was when I quit my job as a programmer, some yrs ago.

[Pete Mack]

crt0.c is the name of the default windows linkage in MVC for console programs. I suspect you need to fix your compile line so that it links in WinMain. I don't remember the details.

[NeoWizard]

crt0.c is the name of the default windows linkage in MVC for console programs. I suspect you need to fix your compile line so that it links in WinMain. I don't remember the details.

Ya I tried that, and found some info on MSDN, but nothing worked, so I gave up, installed DevC++ 5 beta and after configuring everything and a couple modificationd to some #include statements, everything compiles and plays right.

Conclusion, I'll uninstall VS and continue on with Dev-C++.

[Stefan O'Rear]

Anyone can help with this error, I cant find out why.

Linking...
LIBCD.lib(crt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _main
Debug/Angband.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

That is the error popping up, I was able to compile prior to 309, but I cant seem to find why it's not working anymore.

Any help appreciated.

or should I just flush Visual Studio 6 and go for another compiler?

Apparently Visual C has decided to use the 'stdcall' calling convention, which results in names like main@8, instead of the 'ccall' calling convention, which results in names like '_main'. Alternatively, it is trying to compile a console program (name '_main') when it needs to be looking for a screen program (name 'WinMain@8'). Look for options related to default calling conventions and 'subsystem'.

crt0.o is a file in the standard library which runs as the first thing in any program; it mediates the differences between the OS's method for calling programs, and the standard C way of being called.