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Q39137: Unresolved External _main in crt0.asm when Compiling with /P

Article: Q39137
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 1.00 1.01
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | buglist1.00 buglist1.01 docerr | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 12-JAN-1989

The "Microsoft QuickC Programmer's Guide" explicitly states that
invoking QCL with the /P, /E, or /EP switches produces a preprocessor
listing file but no .OBJ file, even if /Fo is also specified. This is
incorrect. A 524-byte .OBJ will be produced.

QCL will not link when one of these switches is specified; however,
when a make file or batch file that calls the linker is used in the
compilation process, the following error is generated:

   LINK : error L2029 : Unresolved externals:
   _main in file(s):
   c:\qc\lib\slibce.lib (dos\crt0.asm)

C Version 5.10 handles these switches as documented.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Versions 1.00 and 1.01.
We are researching this problem and will post new information as it
becomes available.

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