Article: Q49423
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 2.20 2.30
Operating System(s): OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | S_C | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 10-NOV-1989
The WINDOWCOMPAT directive in a linker definition file can cause
strange behavior in non-Presentation Manager (PM) programs being
debugged under CodeView. WINDOWCOMPAT is one of three application
types that can be specified after the NAME directive. WINDOWCOMPAT is
used for OS/2 programs that use VIO, MOU, and KBD calls and can be
used inside a PM window or as a separate screen group.
Debugging a non-PM application that was linked with the WINDOWCOMPAT
option instructs CodeView to create a PM window to run the program. In
some cases this feature could be desirable, but for most debugging, a
PM window is only cumbersome. The way to work around this feature is
to relink without the WINDOWCOMPAT directive.