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7009 :: What is Kernel32?

[2020-10-29T18:02:52+01:00]

Sixte (orginal) [2020-10-29T18:02:52+01:00] view original

I just tried to compile a project relying on the windows API, in particular "VirtualProtect", therefore the function gets declared with a "windows.h" header. Nim went trough, but gcc stopped because of a missing "Kernel32". Indeed, the C intermediate contains an #include "Kernel32" ( I'd expect a "Kernel32.h" , but there is no such extension). So, where do I get the file from or should "windows.h" be avoided?

treeform (orginal) [2020-10-29T18:07:49+01:00] view original

I recommend using winim, it appears to have the function you are looking for: https://github.com/khchen/winim/blob/d300192c588f73dddef26e3c317f148aa23465c3/winim/inc/winbase.nim#L1868

Sixte (orginal) [2020-10-29T18:55:38+01:00] view original

Thank you, it worked. Another question: regarding the tremendous list of #includes in winim: What happens with them? They are simply comments, aren't they? A bit ironic: looks perfectly like C but isn't. But if so, are the includes to be declared elsewhere for the compiler?

Ward (orginal) [2020-10-29T20:34:32+01:00] view original

Yes, they are comments. I just keep the list to remind myself and other developer where the definitions come from.

michy (orginal) [2020-10-30T19:43:53+01:00] view original

Yes, a @Ward, it is a good habit to treat the source code as a source and representation of knowledge rather than to be tempted to over-clean it to something 'just working'.