Questions tagged [wmain]
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What is the difference between wmain and main?
So I have some class starting with
#include
#include
and there is a wmain function .
How is it different from main function i usually use in my C/C++ programs?
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Can we use wmain() with Unix compilers or it'll work only on Windows?
Can we use the wmain() function with Unix compilers or it'll work only on/for Windows?
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How do I use the wmain() entry point in Code::Blocks?
I did a fresh install of Code::Blocks (I installed the one for Windows 7 which comes with GCC compiler (codeblocks-10.05mingw-setup.exe)). Then I tried to compile this very simple code:
int wmain(int argc, wchar_t* argv[])
{
return 0;
}
I got…
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How to force the visual studio to use the wmain instead of main
I'm in need of parsing unicode parameters, so I wanted to use the wmain instead.
So instead of
int main(int argc, char** argv)
I would like to use
int wmain(int argc, wchar_t** argv)
The problem is that the visual studio is not recognizing the…
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wmain vs main C runtime
I have read few articles about different Windows C entry pooints, wmain and WinMain.
So, if I am correct, these are added to C language compilers for Windows OS. But, how are implemented?
For example, wmain gets Unicode as argv[], but its Os that…
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C++ wmain function error when using Unicode
I was trying to use wmain for simple test code to practice with WCS strings (not MBCS), but I'm consistently getting error, while can't find out why.
Here is my code.
#include
#include
using namespace std;
int wmain(int argc,…
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main() wrapper to start wmain() program to compile it from commandline
For example i have a program thats "main" function is defined as wmain.
int wmain( int argc, wchar_t *argv[] ) {
wchar_t* lpModulePath = NULL;
wchar_t* lpFunctionName = NULL;
lpModulePath = argv[1];
lpFunctionName = argv[2];
}
and…
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How do you make the warning come up that has the words 'suspicious' and '-Wmain' in it?
It's a simple question really, and refers to Linux (as opposed to Windows or Mac).
How do you generate a warning message from the C or C++ compiler that must have the word 'suspicious' in it, and must refer to (-Wmain).
(update)
Thanks Boann - I…
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