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authorAlbrecht Schlosser <albrechts.fltk@online.de>2018-02-09 14:39:42 +0000
committerAlbrecht Schlosser <albrechts.fltk@online.de>2018-02-09 14:39:42 +0000
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Replace "WIN32" with "_WIN32" or "Windows".
Replace compiler/preprocessor/platform macro "WIN32" with "_WIN32". Replace "WIN32" in text and documentation with "Windows". Replace "MSWindows" with "Windows". To do: README.Windows.txt (and maybe other documentation as well) needs updates. git-svn-id: file:///fltk/svn/fltk/branches/branch-1.4@12655 ea41ed52-d2ee-0310-a9c1-e6b18d33e121
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@@ -333,9 +333,12 @@ find the FLTK header files. This can be done by selecting
"Preprocessor" settings under the "C/C++" tab. You will also
need to add the FLTK (<tt>FLTK.LIB</tt> or <tt>FLTKD.LIB</tt>) and the Windows
Common Controls (<tt>COMCTL32.LIB</tt>) libraries to the "Link" settings.
-You must also define <tt>WIN32</tt>.
-More information can be found in <tt>README.MSWindows.txt</tt>.
+You must also define <tt>_WIN32</tt> if the compiler doesn't do this.
+Currently all known Windows compilers define _WIN32 - unless you use Cygwin.
+You must not define _WIN32 if you use Cygwin.
+
+More information can be found in <tt>README.Windows.txt</tt>.
You can build your Microsoft Windows applications as Console or
Desktop applications. If you want to use the standard C \p main()