Question and Answer Database FAQ3809C.txt Creating "C" programs with Builder? Category :IDE Platform :Win95/NT Product : C++Builder1.0 C++Builder3.x Question: How do I create a staright C program with CBuilder? Answer: BCB has a unique means of managing projects in that it uses two text files; a .BPR ( a makefile ) and a .CPP, to hold settings, flags, and files that you add to your project. The IDE is constantly reading and writing these two project text files ( this is part of the means of implementing RAD ). One of the things the IDE expects to find in the .CPP portion of the project is the word "main" and it also expects/needs to find it in a file with a .CPP extension. So, for you, to get a real "C" compile of your program that contains main, just create a new console app ( no VCL ) and edit the .CPP to look like the following: #include#define main ( You want to define main before removing the function main() because, again, the IDE is reading this file constantly ). Then do "Project | Add to Project" and select your .C file that has main Now the BCB project source looks like the following and you can edit your C code, compile, run and debug in the IDE. #include USEUNIT("mymain.c"); #define main 12/30/99
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