I think in my recent project I accidentally had one cpp file set up as a Windows application and the other cpp file as a console file. No matter what I did I ended up with weird errors saying I needed a WinMain() function, or that a WinMain() function was causing half-a-dozen errors. Does anybody know of a way to switch a Windows Application file's settings to a console application?
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Barry Michael Doyle
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3884124/convert-a-console-app-to-a-windows-app – Nikita Smirnov Feb 22 '17 at 14:16
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@GoverNator That answer is for Visual Studio. – Steeve Feb 22 '17 at 14:20
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`project options -> general`, change the type – apple apple Feb 22 '17 at 14:29
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It should be project file, a cpp file will not contain any project settings, nor will it know it is GUI or console application. – apple apple Feb 22 '17 at 14:31
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Removed tag from title and improved formatting – Barry Michael Doyle Feb 25 '17 at 15:19
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You need to specify the subsystem for your linker via the switch /SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE . When doing so no WinMain() will expected any more. You should do this in the used makefile which was written / created by Dev C++.
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