Re: Building an encapsulated library that uses GNAT sockets under Windows

[ahlan@marriott.org]

On Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 8:53:17 AM UTC+2, Simon Wright wrote:
> Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org> writes:
> 
> >    case Library_Type is
> >       when "relocatable" =>
> >          for Library_Src_Dir use "./include";
> >          for Library_Interface use Source_Units;
> >       when "static" =>
> >          for Library_Src_Dir use "./include";
> >          for Interfaces use Sources;
> >    end case;
> 
> Actually, the Library_Src_Dir won't normally have the same content in
> the two cases, so they should be different (./include-relocatable,
> ./include-static for example).
> 
> Or
> 
>    for Library_Src_Dir use "./include-" & Library_Type;
>    case Library_Type is
>       when "relocatable" =>
>          for Library_Interface use Source_Units;
>       when "static" =>
>          for Interfaces use Sources;
>    end case;

I have one last question concerning the build of gprlib.
When I use gprbuild to build applications that do not require a console I add "-mwindows" to the default_switches in package Linker within the gpr file.
However when I do this for Gprlib and then replace the AdaCore Gprlib with my version subsequent use of Gprbuild results in three console windows being momentarily displayed.
However if I omit the "-mwindows" then all is well and these consoles do not appear.
What confuses my small brain is that this is the opposite of what I expected.
Normally if I don't specify -mwindows I get a console application.
Does anyone have an explanation of why gprlib appears special in this regard?
What am I misunderstanding?

Confused,
Ahlan