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[Dev-C++] problems with linker/headers

[philip r. <ph...@ro...>]

hi

I'm puzzled.  I've been making some simple Windows apps  (running Win95 =
on an  old but otherwise reliable and virus -free machine).  For a while =
they compiled and ran OK but then they started coming up with linker =
error messages - particularly inablity to find definitions which should =
be in windows.h (actually in wingdi.h,  I think) - such as undefined =
'getstockobject',  'createbrush', 'selectobject' etc.  I've tried =
reinstalling DevC which works for a while but the same problem recurs =
and it's now pretty ineffective.  Sometimes pasting the original source =
code into empty projects also worked - but that's tedious and it's also =
become ineffective.  A few programs from the 'Examples' folder still =
compile and link successfully.  I'd be grateful for any suggestions.

Thanks
Philip

Re: [Dev-C++] problems with linker/headers

[Carlos d. M. <cg...@wo...>]

You're writting all in lowercase, but compiler (linker etc) is case
sensitive, you shall write GetStockObject. And perhaps add some casts,
for example, (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(WHITE_BRUSH)....

philip rocker escribi=F3:

> hi I'm puzzled.  I've been making some simple Windows apps (running
> Win95 on an  old but otherwise reliable and virus -free machine).  For
> a while they compiled and ran OK but then they started coming up with
> linker error messages - particularly inablity to find definitions
> which should be in windows.h (actually in wingdi.h,  I think) - such
> as undefined 'getstockobject',  'createbrush', 'selectobject' etc.
> I've tried reinstalling DevC which works for a while but the same
> problem recurs and it's now pretty ineffective.  Sometimes pasting the
> original source code into empty projects also worked - but that's
> tedious and it's also become ineffective.  A few programs from the
> 'Examples' folder still compile and link successfully.  I'd be
> grateful for any suggestions. ThanksPhilip