GtkD on Windows: notes + question

[JN]

On Sunday, 9 February 2020 at 13:28:59 UTC, mark wrote:
> I found a much easier way to get GtkD working on windows than 
> that described in 
> https://gtkdcoding.com/2019/01/11/0000-introduction-to-gtkDcoding.html
>
> 1. I downloaded and installed the Gtk3 runtime (the link is on 
> https://gtkdcoding.com/2019/01/11/0000-introduction-to-gtkDcoding.html)
>
> 2. I downloaded and unzipped the GtkD3 zip to C:\bin\GtkD3
>
> 3. Since I'd already installed LDC I just had to run:
>
>     dub add-path C:\bin\GtkD3
>
> Now I'm able to build and run on windows using dub. And again, 
> I get static builds so have deployable .exes.
>
> However, when I double-click a GtkD .exe it pops up a console 
> window, then the GUI window, and the console window stays until 
> I close the GUI.
>
> Is there a way to avoid the console Window, at least for 
> release builds?

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