>>> [...] a main() that expects the env argument. >> I don't think I've *ever* seen that used. > Neither have I.
I think I have, but not often and long enough ago I'm not sure of details. > I see no problem in disallowing the env arg to main, it's not in any > (modern?) C standard anyway. It's sort-of in C99, though I don't know whether you count that as "modern". 5.1.2.2.1 #1 says that "The function called at program startup is named main. The implementation declares no prototype for this function. It shall be defined with a return type of int and with no parameters [...example...] or with two parameters [...example...] or equivalent; or in some other implementation-defined manner.". The part after the last semicolon looks to me as though it allows _any_ declaration for main, from the traditional argc,argv,envp to int main(struct stat *, pid_t, pid_t, void *, const double * const *), though clause #2 may require it to have parameters that operate like argc and argv. I'm not sure about a return type other than int. Given C's tendency to codify existing practice, I suspect you'll have a hard time finding a C standard that forbids argc,argv,envp. /~\ The ASCII Mouse \ / Ribbon Campaign X Against HTML mo...@rodents-montreal.org / \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B
