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Error: L6218E: Undefined symbol main

Abraxas over 3 years ago

Can anyone please tell me what this error means and how to fix it ?

Build started: Project: LCD3.2
*** Using Compiler 'V5.06 update 7 (build 960)', folder: 'C:\Arm\Keil Suite\ARM\ARMCC\Bin'
Build target 'Target 1'
linking...
.\Objects\LCD3.2: Error: L6218E: Undefined symbol main (referred from __rtentry2.o).
Not enough information to list image symbols.
Not enough information to list load addresses in the image map.
Finished: 2 information, 0 warning and 1 error messages.
".\Objects\LCD3.2" - 1 Error(s), 0 Warning(s).
Target not created.
Build Time Elapsed: 00:00:00

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Abraxas over 3 years ago in reply to Abraxas +1 verified

I had some errors in my C file and suppose the linker decided to throw up an error on my main() function for some reason. An extraneous closing brace, now removed, seems to have fixed everything as well...
ChenTang over 3 years ago in reply to Abraxas +1 verified

check line by line in your Build Output window of uVision

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0 Abraxas over 3 years ago in reply to ChenTang

OK well this is somewhat new to me. Aside from the red mark ups on my code editor, how do i know if it's not compiling properly ? And linking ..... what would be the clues there ?
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0 Abraxas over 3 years ago in reply to ChenTang

OK well this is somewhat new to me. Aside from the red mark ups on my code editor, how do i know if it's not compiling properly ? And linking ..... what would be the clues there ?
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+1 ChenTang over 3 years ago in reply to Abraxas

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