The fault was indeed in the makefile, as is often the case when one gets "simple" error messages that are actually not correct. Thanks.
- Veronica > >Subject: Re: error: crt0.c:35: multiple definition of 'start' > From: "Chris Antos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 01:10:10 -0800 > To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Try looking at the preprocessor output. > >For example, suppose you define a function name "void begin(void)". >But suppose that some header somewhere has this line: >#define begin start > >Then grep would not find "start" in your code, because indeed your code does >not say "start". However by the time the compiler gets to parsing your >code, the preprocessor would have under the covers turned your line "void >begin(void)" into really "void start(void)". > >So just because grep doesn't find the name in your source doesn't mean you >aren't accidentally _indirectly_ using the name. > >Another possibility, is that the makefile is wrong. For example, if it >accidentally copied crt0.o to ppavotid.o, and then tried to link, it would >find "start" in both crt0.o and ppavotid.o. > >Just some ideas to hopefully help you think outside the box and track down >the problem. >Hope it helps. > >// chris > > > >"Veronica Loell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >news:110215@palm-dev-forum... >> >> There is no usage of the symbol "start" in any case combination in my >> sourcefile ppavotid.c not as a function or as a varaible or anything >> else. This sourcefile is also the only sourcefile in my project. >> The only thing that might have happened is that prc-tools creates this >> function independently. >> I have done a full text search for the word 'start', I even removed >> it from the comment just to be sure. >> I have not written any function called start, I never would but that's >> not the issue here. >> >> Maybe I ought to post this to 'tools' instead, if it is an issue with >> prc-tools? >> >> As I read the errormessage: >> "There is a function called 'start' in ppavotid.o" (which would be the >output >> of Ppavotid.c) >> >> Since there is no such function in the sourcefile, I don't really have any >> way to "correct" my code since there is nothing wrong. Possibly there's a >> problem with sdk 4.0 and prc-tools 2.2? >> >> - Veronica Loell >> >> >>> ppavotid.o: In function `start': >> > >> >ppavotid.c is definately one of your files - and, it event tells you >> >that that is where the function 'start' has been written. your not >> >reading the error messages correctly. >> > >> >you cannot have a function called 'start', as, the linker uses this >> >to determine the entry point to your application. >> > >> >--- >> >Aaron Ardiri [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >CEO - CTO +46 70 656 1143 >> >Mobile Wizardry http://www.mobilewizardry.com/ >> > >> > >> >-- >> >For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, >please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ >> >> >> > > > >-- >For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see >http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
