Ok I've filed a bug report and the fix: http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5268
On 11/24/10, Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrov...@gmail.com> wrote: > This means the windows sample code that comes with DMD in the samples > folder has to be updated, that's where I took the template from. > > Thanks. > > On 11/23/10, Simen kjaeraas <simen.kja...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Andrej Mitrovic <n...@none.none> wrote: >> >>> maintest.def: >>> EXETYPE NT >>> SUBSYSTEM WINDOWS >>> >>> maintest.d: >>> http://pastebin.com/3c4CKDG1 >>> >>> Compiled with DMD 2.050: >>> dmd maintest.d maintest.def >>> >>> The output in the log file is "Lenght: 0". The static constructor is >>> never called when using WinMain. >>> >>> But if I use a normal "void main()" function instead of WinMain, then >>> the static constructor does get called. Here's a working example that >>> tests a GUI dialogbox and outputs "Length: 4" in the log file: >>> >>> maintest.def: >>> EXETYPE NT >>> SUBSYSTEM WINDOWS >>> >>> maintest.d: >>> http://pastebin.com/3UDKmxJ1 >>> >>> dmd maintest.d maintest.def >>> >>> This looks like a bug to me.. >> >> Looking at http://digitalmars.com/d/2.0/windows.html, it seems your >> template for WinMain is outdated. >> >> You should use the template on that page, but beware that >> exceptionHandler should take a Throwable, not an Exception, like the >> example says. This error is reported: >> http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5261 >> >> -- >> Simen >> >