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From: msnyder@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Michael V Snyder)
Newsgroups: gnu.gcc.bug
Subject: Re: VMS 5.1/GCC 1.35 return value bug
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Date: 1 Aug 89 21:19:08 GMT
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Reply-To: Michael V Snyder <msnyder@cis.ohio-state.edu>
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Brian and other VMS-using friends:
    Instead of trying to make the compiler recognise main() as a
special case, would it not be easier to make EVERY function return
a 1 in R0 in case an explicit return is not performed?  I don't think
this behavior should cause problems, as the behavior under these
circumstances is undefined.  Any program that depends on a function
returning the value of it's last expression, say, probably shouldn't.

				Michael Snyder
				msnyder@csi.compuserve.com