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Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 14:26:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Reply-To: earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com
Subject: Re: windows consoles
To: Laszlo Vecsey <master AT internexus DOT net>, cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
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--- Laszlo Vecsey <master AT internexus DOT net> wrote:
> Is it possible to make a windows executable that can optionally output to
> a console at runtime?
> 
> Normally when I compile with -mwindows, I can't printf to the console, and
> windows returns me to the prompt when I run the program. I found that if I
> include -luser32 and -lgd32 manually, and leave -mwindows out, I can still
> use WinMain and do graphics, and still have the console!
> 
> The problem with that is its all done at compile time, and I would need
> two different binaries to get the different behaviors. What I'd like to do
> now is compile just one binary and be able to determine at runtime
> (through a commandline option) if windows should return me to the prompt
> (no console), or stick around and let me write to stdout. Can this be
> done?

Isn't there a CreateConsole() function?

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