Hi Leigh:
Disclaimer: No C Guru :) But this might help: #include <stdio.h> <-- this looks useful void main() { printf("Hello World\n"); } also a quick Google turns up a raft of online tutorials like http://cplus.about.com/library/weekly/aa010602a.htm HTH David On Sunday, December 1, 2002, at 11:14 PM, Leigh Honeywell wrote: > This is a call-out to any C gurus on the list - I'm a newbie just > getting started in the language (I'm in Physics in university, and all > the internships I've looked at applying for require C knowledge) and > I'm having trouble getting my hello world program to run. > > Here's the deal: I type in the code as follows - and I've tried both > void and int, in case that matters - I've read that it sometimes does: > > #include <stdio.h> > > void main() > { > printf("Hello, World!\n"); > } > > Now, when I use void, I get errors in the Terminal (oh yeah, I'm using > GCC 3.1) as follows: > > hello.c: In function `main': > hello.c:4: warning: return type of `main' is not `int' > > When I use int, I get nothing. No file, no errors, nothing.... > > It's all very mysterious and discouraging, so if someone could help me > out, I'd be endlessly grateful. > > Thanks, > > > Leigh Honeywell > > -- > First Year Physics and Equity Studies > at the University of Toronto > -- > "Almost anything you do will seem insignificant, but it is very > important that you do it." > -Gandhi > -- > > > -- > Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> > Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:" > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:" Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com