ahk@i.cc.purdue.edu (Louis Lang) (06/27/88)
Help!! I'm trying to link an IBM COBOL/2 main program with some IBM C/2
subroutines. (Before all you COBOL haters leave, please read on.) My
problem occurs because there is no C-type main() function defined. The
COBOL program is the main routine. After LINKing the program, LINK
returns with "_main" as undefined, the .EXE file is useless (I mean,
ALT-CTRL-DEL to restart), and I'm at the end of my rope. I've read
(and read and read) the documentation about calling non-COBOL routines,
that part seems to be OK. How do I tell LINK that I don't expect a
"main()" routine, and the COBOL prog should be given control?
I've tried:
main()
{
}
and:
main()
{
COBOL_ENTRY_POINT(); /* I forget the real name */
}
The external gets defined (of course), but the .EXE file still hangs the
system. (The latter one required a power-off to reset the machine.)
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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