My guess would be that this is because main is special (the entry point of an executable).

Yes - I was a little surprised that the 'main' name didn't cause problems on Windows. Of course, I haven't tested it out extensively but there's certainly no problem for me (on Win32) with the code you just posted.

I've only just now given it a run on linux. Won't build for me - I get all sorts of bizarre errors that don't even warrant thinking about. (Naming the function "main2" works fine.)

Cheers,
Rob

In reply to Re^3: Why can't I call a C subroutine using Inline-C module? by syphilis
in thread Why can't I call a C subroutine using Inline-C module? by ZJ.Mike.2009

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