Re: Patch for makefile.mgw for console mode of gnuplot 4.3 for windows

[Benjamin L. <lin...@gm...>]

Tatsuro MATSUOKA wrote:
> Hello
> 
> --- Tatsuro MATSUOKA wrote:
>> In my opinion, the flag '-Wl,--subsystem,windows -mwindows' in wx-config for wxMSW is to be
>> removed. 
>> I have posted my opinion to the wx-develop post.  However at the moment, I cannot say that my
>> opinion
>> will be accepted. Therefore I propose the patch attached.
> 
> My proposal was rejected by the wxWidgets developper.
> 
> http://groups.google.co.jp/group/wx-dev/browse_thread/thread/65a3af28e9a21bca# 
> 

The flag "-mwindows" has nothing to do with whether an application is 
using GDI libraries or not. It specifies the type of startup code and 
entry point of the application. So I cannot follow the wxwidgets 
developers argumentation. But it's their decision to make.

> However I can get useful information for disabling the the flag '-Wl,--subsystem,windows -mwindows': 
> override it by a subsequent -Wl,--subsequent,console.

I am sorry but this is IMO a very bad solution to take.
This depends on the order of arguments on the command line, is not 
portable and depends no binutils' actual interpretation of such a 
double-specfication.
And it is simply wrong. An application is either a GUI-subsystem 
application or a console-subsystem application. If it's not a GUI 
application, one shouldn't say so in the first place and not change 
one's mind halfway through. It's not a clean method, IMO

benjamin