Re: [PATCH] Modify mingw_main() workaround to avoid link errors

>
> On Jul 27, 2008, at 9:24 PM, Johannes Sixt wrote:
>
> > Zitat von Steffen Prohaska <prohaska@zib.de>:
> >
> >>
> >> On Jul 26, 2008, at 10:37 PM, Johannes Sixt wrote:
> >>
> >>> Zitat von Steffen Prohaska <prohaska@zib.de>:
> >>>> With MinGW's
> >>>>
> >>>>  gcc.exe (GCC) 3.4.5 (mingw special)
> >>>>  GNU ld version 2.17.50 20060824
> >>>>
> >>>> the old define caused link errors:
> >>>>
> >>>>  git.o: In function `main':
> >>>>  C:/msysgit/git/git.c:500: undefined reference to `mingw_main'
> >>>>  collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> >>>>
> >>>> The modified define works.
> >>>
> >>> I have the same tools, but not this error. ???
> >>
> >> I cleaned my work tree and built several times but did not
> >> find out what exactly is causing the error.  So I came up
> >> with the modified define, which declares the static
> >> mingw_main in global scope.  I have no clue why I see the
> >> error that you don't have.
> >
> > Neither do I. But a strange line number you have there. In 01d9b2d
> > (from
> > mingw.git) I have 'exit(1)' in line 500 of git.c.
>
> I have the same in line 500.  I am still wondering what this could
> mean.  But I do not yet now :-(