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[logic4fun1]

I am programming in C for last 2 years but all i learned is at work and not at a school. I am trying to go through some source code and all i see in them is a bunch of C files and a make file.

eg : main.c system.c admin.c

and in main.c i wont see a function call like

main(int argc, char **argv) {

/* Do a bunch of Stuff */

}

How to interpret that and how will the code work. I mean How can i understand the flow of the Program without main call.

Thanks

 

[cpjust]

Do you see any export statements? It probably builds a library or DLL file.

 

[logic4fun1]

I dont see any export statements. but i do see that there is one function which is like

processData(int argc, char *argv[])

Is this an alternative to main(int argc, char *argv[]) ?

I am just used to calling main as just main..so is the cause of confusion.

thanks for your help

 

[cpjust]

You can specify a different start function other than main(), although I have no idea why anyone would want to?
In Visual Studio you use the /ENTRY link option. I forget the gcc option, but it's in the help somewhere.