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On 10/22/2011 5:48 PM, Philipp Kraus wrote:

> I have checked each library (*.dll, *.a, *.dll.a) but no library file as
> got a reference to the _WinMain
> and I use the -mconsole linker flag. I don't understand why the linker
> creates the error on some
> codes and on other code there is no error. Linker options are the same

Sorry I missed the obvious, from your first message the library in
question is libcygwin.a :

$ nm /usr/lib/libcygwin.a | grep WinMain
         U _WinMain AT 16

I'm not sure why this static library is pulled.  I also don't know what
it is, cygwin1.dll doesn't have the reference.
-- 
René Berber



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