From: Allens <allen DOT asjp AT cableol DOT co DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: DJGPP Compiling Win32 programs
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 21:05:25 +0100
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Sérgio Vale e Pace wrote:
> 
> Hi Everybody!
>     I'm here with a project, that don't exist yet, to include win32
> compiling in DJGPP.
>     Why? you ask. in 2 weeks searching I found 4 options for free win32
> compilers:
> 1. RSXNTDJ
> 2. CYGwin32
> 3. MingWin32
> 4. Lcc32
>     The first was the best option, since it is an adaption to DJGPP (for
> DOS and Win32 programs), but still using binutils 2.7... and you must
> pay to produce comercial programs
>     The second and third share some problems, they cause "path"
> problems, I mean you must hide DJGPP when compiling Win32 and
> vice-verse, and to be honest I have so many problems trying to make then
> work there I didn't really compile something
>     The fourth die in the C without the ++, a very complex and hard to
> use IDE, and a strange dos window in background
> 
> So, I'm wondering if somebody can help me to make adaptations on DJGPP
> so it can compile Win32 programs, I mean can't be that dificult, the big
> part of the job is in the linker, instead of get the COFF and write a
> DOS EXE,  write a Win32 EXE, develop an IDE, create a .LIB to .A
> conversor to convert the MSSDK or even make the linker read the LIB
> files( this will be even better) . I know that this it's not very easy
> but I thomk that can be done.
> 
> Please send any comments, info, or "hey I'm crazy like you and want to
> help"
> Sérgio Vale e Pace

You say that lcc has a dos window in the background.  That is because 
you are compiling it as a dos app.  Try adding the -subsystem windows 
command to the linker options eg lcclnk foo.obj -subsystem windows.
The lack of cpp is a bit annoying, but it does work.

	Peter Allen

	PS sorry newsgroup for this very off topic post