That's because a library doesn't need a main() function. It's just a set of
functions that may be called by applications and is never executed by itself,
however an executable needs a point of entry and therefore needs a main()
function.
On Wednesday 04 February 2009 10:51:31 ankit jain wrote:
2009/2/4 Eric Noulard
> 2009/2/4 ankit jain :
> >
> > The CMakeLists iam using contains:
> >
> > PROJECT(hello)
> >
> > ADD_EXECUTABLE(hello h1.C)
> >
> > Error iam getting is:
> >
> > Linking CXX executable hello
> > /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.3/../../../crt1.o(.text+0x18): In
> > fu
2009/2/4 ankit jain :
>
> The CMakeLists iam using contains:
>
> PROJECT(hello)
>
> ADD_EXECUTABLE(hello h1.C)
>
> Error iam getting is:
>
> Linking CXX executable hello
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.3/../../../crt1.o(.text+0x18): In
> function `_start':
> : undefined reference to `main'
-- Forwarded message --
From: ankit jain
Date: 2009/2/4
Subject: Re: [CMake] Fwd: Is it necessary to link a executable file?
To: Eric Noulard
2009/2/4 Eric Noulard
2009/2/4 ankit jain :
> >>
> >> 2009/2/4 ankit jain :
> >>
> >> > Actually in this case i dont want to create
