PRODUCT  :  Borland C++                           NUMBER  :  1290
  VERSION  :  3.x
       OS  :  WIN
     DATE  :  October 25, 1993                         PAGE  :  1/1

    TITLE  :  Linker Warning: WINMAIN duplicated in module WINMAIN.





  Have you ever received the following message from the linker?

       Linker Warning: WINMAIN defined in module MYFILE.C is
       duplicated in module WINMAIN.

  Well, don't worry.  It is not going to cause any harm.

  This warning message is displayed by the linker when all warning
  messages (Options | Compiler | Messages | Display) have been
  enabled.

  Although the message will not cause any problems, the reason it
  is displayed, is that there is actually a WinMain() function
  declared in the standard run-time-library which is used by the
  EasyWin library.

  As you are probably aware, usually when linking your program, the
  linker looks for a WinMain() function (in Windows programs) as
  the main entry point for the program.  If the linker does not
  this function, then it uses the one defined in WINMAIN.C (in
  BORLANDC\CRTL\WINLIB).  The WinMain() function found in the
  WINMAIN.C file just calls a main() function.  This, in effect
  links in the EasyWin library, allowing you to create a generic
  Windows program which uses a main() function, as the program
  entry point.

  If you need to create a program which compiles without any
  warning messages, with all warnings enabled, you can use the
  Turbo Librarian (TLIB) to remove the WINMAIN.C module from the
  run time library. Otherwise, consider that it causes no harm.


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