From: willer AT sq DOT com (Steve Willer)
Subject: RE: Beta 17 available! (wxwin port)
7 Dec 1996 13:44:18 -0800
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On Sat, 7 Dec 1996, Keith Gary Boyce wrote:

> Does anyone know what this statement in the B17 faq means and how to use
> it?
> 
> Gcc now links by default against -lkernel32 and also against -luser32 
> -lgdi32 -lcomdlg32
> when mwindows is set.

I think it just means when you use '-mwindows' at the linking stage, it
will automatically link in the standard Win32 DLLs (user32, gdi32,
comdlg32, kernel32). It's a convenience, but it keeps one from having to
say, somewhat redundantly "I'm a Windows program...and oh yeah, link me to
the Windows system functions".

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