• "tjulian" <t t.com> Jan 17 2002
• Jan Knepper <jan smartsoft.cc> Jan 17 2002
• "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> Jan 17 2002

"tjulian" <t t.com> writes:

To create win32 console apps, the docs say to use the SUBSYSTEM CONSOLE
directive in the Module definition file. But in the docs for Optlink's
Module Definition Files, this directive does not exist.

Is the directive necessary for console apps? If so, can the docs be updated?

Jan Knepper <jan smartsoft.cc> writes:

tjulian wrote:

 To create win32 console apps, the docs say to use the SUBSYSTEM CONSOLE
 directive in the Module definition file. But in the docs for Optlink's
 Module Definition Files, this directive does not exist.

 Is the directive necessary for console apps?


YES!

 If so, can the docs be updated?


Probably...

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

No, it is not necessary to even use a def file to create console apps. It is
supported by the linker, even if not mentioned in the docs. -Walter

"tjulian" <t t.com> wrote in message news:a26ndp$9cd$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 To create win32 console apps, the docs say to use the SUBSYSTEM CONSOLE
 directive in the Module definition file. But in the docs for Optlink's
 Module Definition Files, this directive does not exist.

 Is the directive necessary for console apps? If so, can the docs be