From: swarnerx3 AT acadia DOT net (Scott Warner)
Subject: Re: problems building GUI application
5 Nov 1997 02:33:11 -0800
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You don't need to link the kernel.  See some earlier messages, I think
doing this can cause unpredictable results.

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> From: Gaffer <gaffer AT zip DOT com DOT au>
> To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com
> Subject: problems building GUI application
> Date: Tuesday, November 04, 1997 2:13 AM
> 
> I am having problems getting a working GUI application with cygwin32 :(
> 
> here is the test.cpp file i am trying to compile
> --------------------------------------------------------
> // windows test
> #include <windows.h>
> 
> int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInst,HINSTANCE hPrevInst,LPSTR
> lpCmdLine,int nCmdShow)
> {
>     MessageBox(NULL,"blah","blah",MB_OK);
>     return 0;
> }
> --------------------------------------------------------
> 
> this is the command line i use to build it:
> "g++ -o test.exe test.cpp -Wl,--subsystem,windows -lcygwin -lkernel32
> -lgdi32 -luser32"
> 
> During the build there is the link warning: "cannot find entry symbol
> _WinMainCRTStartup; defaulting to 00401000", and the resulting EXE
> explodes when run >B)
> 
> Why isnt it working? I am stumped here, please help (btw. console apps
> compile and execute with no problems, and this same test.cpp compiles
> fine with VC++)
> 
> 
> cheers
> --
> Gaffer [xtatic]
> gaffer AT bigfoot DOT com
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