Platform SDK: Tools

Linking

WIN32.MAK contains the following macros to simplify linking applications:

$(LINK)
This macro is used to invoke the linker. It expands to the following flags:
```
link
 
```
$(LDEBUG)
This macro is used for for specifying debugging, profiling, and tuning linker flags. When specifying debug, but no profiling or tuning, it expands to the following flags:
```
-debug:full -debugtype:cv
 
```

Use one of the following flags, depending on whether you are building a console application or a GUI application:

$(CONLFLAGS)
This macro is used for console applications. It is platform dependent. On x86 machines, it expands to the following flags:
```
-/NODEFAULTLIB /INCREMENTAL:NO /PDB:NONE /RELEASE /NOLOGO 
-align:0x1000 -subsystem:console,4.0 -entry:mainCRTStartup
 
```
$(GUIFLAGS)
This macro is used for GUI applications. it is platform dependent. On x86 machines, it expands to the following flags:
```
-/NODEFAULTLIB /INCREMENTAL:NO /PDB:NONE /RELEASE /NOLOGO 
-align:0x1000 -subsystem:windows,4.0 -entry:WinMainCRTStartup
 
```

Notice that these macros provide entry points in the CRT libraries. These CRT entry points will call your entry-point function (main or WinMain).

Use one of the following flags if you are using the single-threaded CRT:

$(CONLIBS)
This macro is for console applications using LIBC.LIB. It expands to the following list of libraries:
```
LIBC.LIB OLDNAMES.LIB KERNEL32.LIB ADVAPI32.LIB
 
```
$(GUILIBS)
This macro is used for GUI application using LIBC.LIB. It expands to the following list of libraries:
```
LIBC.LIB OLENAMES.LIB KERNEL32.LIB ADVAPI32.LIB USER32.LIB GDI32.LIB COMDLG32.LIB WINSPOOL.LIB
 
```

Use one of the following flags if you are using the multithreaded CRT:

$(CONLIBSMT)
This macro is for console applications using LIBCMT.LIB. It expands to the following list of libraries:
```
LIBCMT.LIB OLDNAMES.LIB KERNEL32.LIB ADVAPI32.LIB
 
```
$(GUILIBSMT)
This macro is used for GUI application using LIBCMT.LIB. It expands to the following list of libraries:
```
LIBCMT.LIB OLDNAMES.LIB KERNEL32.LIB ADVAPI32.LIB USER32.LIB GDI32.LIB COMDLG32.LIB WINSPOOL.LIB
 
```

Use one of the following flags if you are using the CRT in a DLL:

$(CONLIBSDLL)
This macro is for console applications using MSVCRT.LIB. It expands to the following list of libraries:
```
MSVCRT.LIB OLDNAMES.LIB KERNEL32.LIB ADVAPI32.LIB
 
```
$(GUILIBSDLL)
This macro is used for GUI application using MSVCRT.LIB. It expands to the following list of libraries:
```
MSVCRT.LIB OLDNAMES.LIB KERNEL32.LIB ADVAPI32.LIB USER32.LIB GDI32.LIB COMDLG32.LIB WINSPOOL.LIB
 
```

The following example links the object files and libraries to produce the application executable file. Note that the resource file (generic.res) is linked along with the object file (generic.obj).

generic.exe : generic.obj generic.res
    $(link) $(ldebug) $(guilflags) generic.obj generic.res \
        $(guilibsdll) -out:generic.exe