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		prmoustache 4 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Java Hello World, LLVM Edition Not a java developer but why the void? Shouldn't your main function and program return an integer?

tadfisher 4 days ago | [–]

I believe that is a C-ism, where the C runtime calls your main() and exits the process with the return value. The Java equivalent is System.exit(int status).

gavinray 4 days ago | [–]

The return type of a Java main is the JVM platform return type

Sending system signals is external to the JVM platform

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