On Tuesday, 24 July 2018 at 08:09:33 UTC, ANtlord wrote:
Hello! I'm trying run my GUI application getting a console
hidden. The application is on top of GTKD, compiled with dmd
2.081.1 in Windows 7 x64. I read a few threads on the forum and
StackOverflow and I got that I need to add a module definition
file [1] or to add -L/SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS -L/ENTRY:mainCRTStartup
options to compiler [2] or to add only /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS [3]
or use a command getting console hidden [4].
I've never used a module definition file for this. The
/subsystem:windows switch has always worked for me. When linking
with OPTLINK, that's all you need. When using the MS linker,
you'll need that along with the /ENTRY:mainCRTStartup. With
recent versions, if you don't have the MS tools installed, you'll
get the LLVM linker when using -m64 or -m43mscoff. If that's the
case, I don't know that it even supports changing the subsystem
or, if it does, what the syntax looks like. A cursory search
turns up nothing.
Anyway, if you are using OPTLINK or the MS Linker, try a test
program without gtkD to make sure it works standalone for you.
```
import core.sys.windows.windows;
void main() {
MessageBoxA(null, "Look, Ma! No console!", "It works!",
MB_OK);
}
```
Both of the following command lines work for me.
With OPTLINK:
dmd -L/SUBSYSTEM:windows win.d
With the MS linker:
dmd -m64 -L/SUBSYSTEM:windows -L/ENTRY:mainCRTStartup win.d
user32.lib
