FIX: Fatal Error LNK1561: Entry Point Must Be Defined (140597)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 4.2
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 4.2
This article was previously published under Q140597 SYMPTOMS
When you build an AppWizard-generated application that has a directory with
a trailing backslash (\) specified in the Additional Include Directories
field of the C/C++ Preprocessor settings, you receive this error:
Compiling...
StdAfx.cpp
LINK : fatal error LNK1561: entry point must be defined
Error executing cl.exe.
CAUSE
The backslash (\) character is interpreted as an escape character.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, do not include trailing backslashes in the
Additional Include Directories field of the C/C++ Preprocessor settings.
For example, specify directories as C:\Project\Inc rather than as
C:\Project\Inc\. Or if you want to specify the current directory as .\, use
just the period (.) instead.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++
version 5.0.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/2/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbfix kbide kbVC500fix KB140597 |
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