This is an unofficial snapshot of the ISO/IEC JTC1 SC22 WG21 Core Issues List revision 114a. See http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/ for the official list.
2024-04-28
[Accepted as a DR at the March, 2024 meeting.]
Subclause 6.9.3.1 [basic.start.main] paragraph 3 specifies:
The function main shall not be used within a program. ...
It is unclear what "use" means. N3214 excluded this appearance from the clarifications of "use" that were turned into "odr-use". For example, it is unclear whether decltype(main) is allowed or not.
CWG 2023-12-01
CWG favored to ban any mention of main.
Proposed resolution (approved by CWG 2023-12-15):
Change in 6.9.3.1 [basic.start.main] paragraph 3 as follows:
The function main shall not beused within a programnamed by an expression. ...