OutputDebugString()

[Matt via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Friday, 13 March 2015 at 21:12:52 UTC, Robert M. Münch wrote:
> Hi, I want to use the Windows OutputDebugString() which is not 
> defined anywhere.
>
> How do I declare such missing Windows API functions myself? And 
> with which libaries do I then need to link? Does DMD contain 
> all necessary Windows link libs or am I supposed to get them 
> myself?
>
> So, it's not clear what to do if a Windows API function is 
> missing.
>
> And, how can I contribute new declared ones to get them 
> integrated into the standard distribution?

I'm pretty sure the correct way to do it is as follows:

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import core.sys.windows.windows;

extern (Windows) OutputDebugString( LPCTSTR );
/// Add other externs here

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