Re: linking WXVTK with CYGWIN (Attn: stale FAQ entry)

[Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>]

On Fri, 18 Mar 2005, Torsten Schröer wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I need help on compiling / linking WXVTK (http://wxvtk.sourceforge.net/)
> with *cygwin*.
> [snip]
>
> Now, with *cygwin*, WXVTK compiles, but won't link. This is the Linker Info
> troubling me:
> .
> Info: resolving
> __/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.3.3/../../../libcygwin.a(lib
> cmain.o)(.text+0xb3): undefined reference to `_WinMain@16'
> .
>
> Is this a cygwin-problem? I assume it is, that's why I posting it in here.
> Please correct me, when I'm wrong.

Does <http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_3.html#SEC94> help (actually, the part
about libm is out of date[*], but the missing main() still applies).  A
web search for 'cygwin "_WinMain@16" inurl:2004' also proved productive
(make sure you "repeat the search with the omitted results included").

If not, please read and follow the Cygwin problem reporting guidelines
outlined at <http://cygwin.com/problems.html> (pay special attention to
the part that says "attach the output of 'cygcheck -svr'").  It might also
be interesting to see the *exact* gcc/ld invocation that fails.
	Igor
[*] Joshua, should this be updated?
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