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GUI apps--[was Re: problem with removing console windows]
- To: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: GUI apps--[was Re: problem with removing console windows]
- From: drs <drs at inxpress dot net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 15:10:50 -0600
- Organization: University of Wisconsin
- References: <330980FF.3A6A@cre.canon.co.uk> <330A7961.55A0@inxpress.net> <330C1BDF.751D@cre.canon.co.uk> <330C8748.729F@inxpress.net> <330C8E7B.3556@cre.canon.co.uk> <330CB1FA.59A4@inxpress.net> <330D8C03.6E3@cre.canon.co.uk>
- Reply-To: drs at inxpress dot net
The documentation states
> How can I make a GUI app?
> =========================
>
> Make sure you link in the right libraries. Finally, to prevent the
> console window from showing up, add "-ssubsystem windows" to the GCC or
> LD commandline.
But this doesn't seem to work. What are we doing wrong?
bash$ gcc -o win.exe win.o -ssubsystem windows -mwindows
gcc: windows: No such file or directory
gcc: unrecognized option `-ssubsystem'
--DRS
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