Re: [Dev-C++] GDI confusion

[<gen...@ya...>]

okay, besides, you have to use -lkernel32 -luser32 in
your linker options. it might be better to use the
Windows application template for your program (make it
a project). or go to project options and make sure
you're using 'Win32 GUI' on the 'General' tab.

 --- wa...@wa... wrote: > On 26 May 2004 at
20:26, Brian Downing wrote:
> 
> > I'm new to programming windows, so bear with me!  
> I am using the
> > Dev-C++ compiler and have what I hope is a simple
> problem.   I am
> > going over code in a game programming text and the
> functions that 
> are
> > related to GDI (MovetoEx, LineTo,
> CreateSolidBrush, etc) are 
> showing
> > as linker errors (undefined references).   The
> files are all open
> > under the same project.  I'm including windows.h. 
> Any suggestions? 
>   
> 
> You have to link the GDI library in.  If it's a
> standalone/non-
> project file, then go to Compiler Options and add
> -lgdi32 to the link 
> command line.  If it's a project, go to Project
> Options->Parameters 
> and add -lgdi32 to the Linker.
> 
> In general, if you have a function or functions that
> aren't getting 
> linked in, you can search for the function names in
> the lib 
> directory.  The file will be named something like
> libgdi32.a.  You 
> include that into the linker by adding -l and then
> stripping of the 
> lib and the '.a'.
> 
> BTW, if you have Windows XP, then your search
> function is "broken".  
> Read this:
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1202777,00.asp
> 
> HTH.
> 
> Watson Davis
> 
> 
> 
>
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