Article: Q58489
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00 | 6.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 18-APR-1990
-Gq was a secret switch in C Version 5.10 to generate a reduced
Windows prolog/epilog code sequence for routines that were not
"callbacks"; it was identical in functionality to the new (documented)
-GW switch.
The table below lists the changes to the command line when compiling
with C Version 6.00. The first column (Old Way) lists switches as
recommended by Charles Petzold in "Programming the OS/2 Presentation
Manager" and "Programming Windows." The second column is the new
recommended way.
Presentation Manager
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Old Way New Way
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User code -Gw ---
User callback -Gw _export _loadds
DLL entry -Au _export -Aw _loadds _export
DLL internal -Au -Aw
Windows
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User code -Gw -GW
User callback -Gw _export (unchanged)
DLL entry -Gw -Aw _export (unchanged)
DLL internal -Gw -Aw -GW -Aw
Windows Notes:
1. You also need -Zp.
2. Winmain is a special case and should be -Gw _export, not -GW.
3. By using _export you don't need a def file; however, there are
other advantages to using a def file. For example, you can export
your entry points by number instead of by name, saving space in the
resident name table and making more space for your application.
4. Other references claim you should use -Au (equivalent to -Aw +
_loadds); we claim the _loadds is not needed for windows since they
all have a special DS sequence.