entry at other than main (was: want to know)

Peter da Silva peter at ficc.uu.net
Thu Sep 7 05:54:18 AEST 1989


In article <21897 at cup.portal.com>, Tim_CDC_Roberts at cup.portal.com writes:
> Let me give an example of a case where "main" as main program possibly
> makes an inconvenience.
[describes executable library]

Sounds like a non-standard-extension situation, like what VMS C has to
do to support system include libraries and DEC's penchant for system
calls that have lots of dollar signs in them, or for that matter what
you do to implement any number of system-dependent objects (Mac desk
acessories, Amiga device handlers, etc...).
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