#include<C General.h>

>>58606832
is Programming in C by Kochan a good book for a noob?

Also how can I learn about debugging, reverse engineering, disassembling, etc?

>>58607760
>is Programming in C by Kochan a good book for a noob?
yes

>>58607760
>Also how can I learn about debugging, reverse engineering, disassembling, etc?
you'll know how to do all of this and more when you're no longer a noob. practice the things you want to learn.

>>58607760
>is Programming in C by Kochan a good book for a noob?
the best book is the book you work through and do all the practice problems.

Why haven't you guys upgraded to C++ yet?

>>58607859
we are aware of C++'s many advantages in specific scenarios. this is a thread about programming in C.

i'm trying to blink the led's on a TI MSP-EXP430G2. Using Linux packages, etc. Getting the following error:

make
msp430-elf-gcc -Os -Wall -g -mmcu=msp430x -c main.c
main.c:30:6: warning: return type of ‘main’ is not ‘int’ [-Wmain]
 void main(void) {
      ^
In file included from /opt/ti/mspgcc/msp430-elf/include/msp430g2553.h:120:0,
                 from main.c:19:
main.c: In function ‘main’:
main.c:40:20: error: expected expression before ‘__asm__’
  __bis_SR_register(LPM0 + GIE); // LPM0 with interrupts enabled
                    ^

....

this means there is an error with the header files I installed via my package manager, correct? What is the best way to get this fixed?

>>58608119
Post code of invocation and function declaration please. What's the type of variables declared?

>>58608119

 int main(void) {
...
...
return 0;
}

will fix the compiler errer, but it may be caused by something else

>>58608267

//#include <msp430g2553.h>    // chip on board has M430G2553 on it.
#include <msp430xgeneric.h>
#include <signal.h>        // not sure what this is for

// Need some define statements for the LEDs... not sure how to figure this out
// Copying from other program, but on board P1.0 says LED1, and P1.6 says LED2
#define        LED0        BIT0
#define        LED1        BIT6
#define     LED_DIR        P1DIR
#define     LED_OUT        P1OUT

// I don't understand |=, which is Bitwise inclusive OR and assignment operator.
void main(void) {
    WDTCTL = WDTPW + WDTHOLD;    //Stop watchdog timer?
    LED_DIR |= (LED0 + LED1);        //Set LED pins as outputs
    LED_OUT &= ~(LED0 + LED1);        //Turn off both LEDs

    CCTL0 = CCIE;
    TACTL = TASSEL_2 + MC_2; //Set the timer A to SMCLCK, Continuous

    __enable_interrupt();

    __bis_SR_register(LPM0 + GIE); // LPM0 with interrupts enabled
}

// Timer A0 interrupt service routine. No idea what pragma is
#pragma vector=TIMERA0_VECTOR
__interrupt void Timer_A (void) {
    timerCount = (timerCount + 1) % 8;
    if(timerCount == 0)
        P1OUT ^= (LED0 + LED1);
}

>>58608298
This is silly, but putting a return; at the end of main, wouldn't do anything would it?

>>58608386
it wouldnt make the function behave differently

>>58608298
LED_DIR |= (LED0 + LED1);

means LED_DIR becomes equal to the bitwise OR of LED_DIR and (LED0 + LED1)

#pragma is a directive to the compiler. it isnt standard C but compiler specific.

>>58608386

i notice the small warnings, etc. but I am trying to figure out if it is something in my program or a problem with the headers included with the package i got them from.