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reply boyd <gaboonviper gmx.net> writes:
Hi,

I've been working on a win32 program for D for a while now. Everything is  
working fine except that I can't get rid of the console that always pops  
up when the program starts.

I realised that I might have added some code that causes this, so I tested  
it out with the example at http://www.digitalmars.com/d/1.0/windows.html.  
Sadly enough I got the same results. I tried adding a .def file as  
recommended on that page, with no difference. I tried using DMD directly  
instead of dsss. Still the same.

Any ideas as to what could be wrong here?

Cheers,
Boyd
Apr 13 2008
parent reply Bill Baxter <dnewsgroup billbaxter.com> writes:
boyd wrote:

 Hi,
 
 I've been working on a win32 program for D for a while now. Everything 
 is working fine except that I can't get rid of the console that always 
 pops up when the program starts.
 
 I realised that I might have added some code that causes this, so I 
 tested it out with the example at 
 http://www.digitalmars.com/d/1.0/windows.html. Sadly enough I got the 
 same results. I tried adding a .def file as recommended on that page, 
 with no difference. I tried using DMD directly instead of dsss. Still 
 the same.
 
 Any ideas as to what could be wrong here?
 
 Cheers,
 Boyd



I have this in my dsss.conf:

	version(gui) {
	  buildflags += -L/SUBSYSTEM:windows:5
	  buildflags += -gui
         } else {
	  buildflags += -L/SUBSYSTEM:console:5
         }


Build using -version=gui and it works for me.  No console created.  But 
then the standard library throws exceptions whenever you try to output 
something.  To fix that I have this inside main.d somewhere.

version(gui) {
     pragma(msg, "Compiling GUI Version");
     static this() {
         // redefine dout,derr,dlog to prevent IO exceptions
         version(Windows) {
             std.c.stdio.freopen("Nul", "w", dout.file);
             std.c.stdio.freopen("Nul", "w", derr.file);
         }
     }
}


--bb
Apr 13 2008
parent boyd <gaboonviper gmx.net> writes:
That works. Thanks!

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On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:10:17 +0200, Bill Baxter  =

<dnewsgroup billbaxter.com> wrote:


 boyd wrote:

 Hi,
  I've been working on a win32 program for D for a while now. Everythi=








 is working fine except that I can't get rid of the console that alway=








 pops up when the program starts.
  I realised that I might have added some code that causes this, so I =








 tested it out with the example at  =







 http://www.digitalmars.com/d/1.0/windows.html. Sadly enough I got the=








 same results. I tried adding a .def file as recommended on that page,=








 with no difference. I tried using DMD directly instead of dsss. Still=








 the same.
  Any ideas as to what could be wrong here?
  Cheers,
 Boyd



 I have this in my dsss.conf:

 	version(gui) {
 	  buildflags +=3D -L/SUBSYSTEM:windows:5
 	  buildflags +=3D -gui
          } else {
 	  buildflags +=3D -L/SUBSYSTEM:console:5
          }


 Build using -version=3Dgui and it works for me.  No console created.  =





 then the standard library throws exceptions whenever you try to output=





 something.  To fix that I have this inside main.d somewhere.

 version(gui) {
      pragma(msg, "Compiling GUI Version");
      static this() {
          // redefine dout,derr,dlog to prevent IO exceptions
          version(Windows) {
              std.c.stdio.freopen("Nul", "w", dout.file);
              std.c.stdio.freopen("Nul", "w", derr.file);
          }
      }
 }


 --bb
Apr 13 2008