compiling mingw to enable timeSetEvent

Hello,

this is how I currently compile my app:

Code:

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windres -o stuff.o something.rc
gcc -o output -mwindows stuff.o mainfile.c
output

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this is mingw for windows, obtained from dev-c++'s included compiler.
The problem is that it does not recognise the function timeSetEvent, even though I included <windows.h> and <mmsystem.h>. And timeSetEvent is declared in the header file, as I checked, but mingw still doesn't support it.

I was wondering if I'm missing a mingw flag?

so recently I downloaded the free vc++ 2003 compiler.. what flags would I need if i were to use it? Does it even support win32 API?

thanks again!

At the bottom of the documentation page for timeSetEvent is:

Code:

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Library: Use Winmm.lib.

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This means that you have to link with Winmm.lib to use that function. Add a library to the link using gcc's -l option:

Code:

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gcc -o output -mwindows stuff.o mainfile.c -lwinmm

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To use the VC compiler with Windows functions, you will need to download the Platform SDK.

You can then compile your code with a batch file like this:

Code:

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:: This is for VC Toolkit 2003.
call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\vcvars32"

:: Set environment variables for Platform SDK:
SET INCLUDE=%INCLUDE%;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDK\Include;
SET LIB=%LIB%;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDK\Lib;

%0\
cd %0\..
cd /d %0\..

cls

cl /GF /W3 %1 KERNEL32.LIB USER32.LIB

@del *.obj
@echo.
@pause

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This batch file will compile a file dragged onto it. Alternatively, you can replace %1 with the name of one or more files you wish to compile. A list of cl options is available here.

oh wow, i can't believe I missed that. Thanks a lot, your help is very much appreciated :)