MinGW Win32 Application

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Terms of Use
• Problems?
• Changelog

Introduction

This application is an example Windows GUI application, written to demonstrate how this can be done using MinGW. It accompanies the Win32 Apps with MinGW article on Transmission Zero.

To build the application on a Windows machine, open a command prompt, change to the directory containing the Makefile, and type "mingw32-make". The application should be compiled, linked, and output as "Win32App.exe".

To compile an ANSI build (i.e. if you want the application to run under Windows 9x), run "mingw32-make CHARSET=ANSI" from the command prompt.

To build under another operating system, the Makefile will probably require some small changes. For example, under Fedora the C compiler and resource compiler are named "i686-pc-mingw32-gcc" and "i686-pc-mingw32-windres". Also, your version of the make utility may be named differently--please check the documentation which came with your MinGW packages.

It should also be possible to build the application using any C or C++ compiler which supports targeting Windows, for example Microsoft Visual C++ and Open Watcom. You will of course need to set the projects up for yourself if you do that. No source code modifications are required if you want to build a 64 bit version of the application.

Terms of Use

Refer to "License.txt" for terms of use.

Problems?

If you have any problems or questions, please ensure you have read this readme file and the Win32 Apps with MinGW article. If you are still having trouble, you can get in contact.

Changelog

5. 2016-08-27: Version 1.4

• Added "supportedOS" to application manifest to indicate compatibility with Windows Vista to Windows 10.

4. 2013-12-15: Version 1.3

• Added CHARSET variable to makefile so that an ANSI build can be compiled if required.
• Updated image loading code for window class so that the correct small icon is loaded on Windows 9x.

3. 2013-08-26: Version 1.2

• Minor tweaks to the VERSIONINFO resource so that it uses constants rather than magic numbers.
• Modified "processorArchitecture" for common controls library in manifest, to avoid errors when the application is built for and run on a 64 bit OS.

2. 2011-07-02: Version 1.1

• Minor tweaks to the code for consistency between Win16 and Win32 versions.
• Minor tweaks to the Makefile for consistency.

1. 2011-04-13: Version 1.0

• Initial release.

Transmission Zero 2016-08-27