Re: [open-cobol-list] error compiling cobol code.

[gary_]

On Thu, 29 Aug 2002 14:11:48 -0700, Mike McLean <address@hidden>
wrote:

>I'm running Open-Cobol 0.9.7 on debian linux.  I've got some cobol code 
>that was written under merant's mainframe express and when I try to 
>compile it with open-cobol it fails.
>
>This is what it gives me:
>
>address@hidden:~/cobol/LIBRARYV/PROGRAMS$ cobc VIPROGA.CBL
>/tmp/cobszksbf.c:253: warning: unknown escape sequence `\m'
>/tmp/cobszksbf.c:253: warning: unknown escape sequence `\l'
>/tmp/cobszksbf.c:288: warning: unknown escape sequence `\m'
>/tmp/cobszksbf.c:288: warning: unknown escape sequence `\l'
>/tmp/cobszksbf.c:288: warning: unknown escape sequence `\D'
>/tmp/cobszksbf.c:288: warning: unknown escape sequence `\D'
>/usr/lib/crt1.o: In function `_start':
>/usr/lib/crt1.o(.text+0x18): undefined reference to `main'
>collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>
>
>Any help is appreciated
>
>Mike

You need to add the -main switch to cobc when compiling your main (or
indeed only) cobol module.

As for the warnings, who knows if they're important but the switch
should solve your link error.