You're right, it is a Windows issue. I can see that now. I bought up the issue originally because I was unsure if there was something in addition to -H=windows or -H=windowsgui that I could make use of. My understanding of Windows is now exhausted.
The alternative way is to have two binaries for the Windows version. On Friday, April 29, 2022 at 1:22:45 PM UTC+1 jake...@gmail.com wrote: > This is really a Windows issue, and not related to Go. According to this > very old post: > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/493536/can-one-executable-be-both-a-console-and-gui-application > > it is technically possible to do that, but the technique has flaws, foibles > and limitations. > > This sounds like a 'rabbit hole' to me. I would suggest going back to what > you actually want to accomplish, and thinking about alternative ways of > achieving it. > > On Friday, April 29, 2022 at 4:46:19 AM UTC-4 stephen.t....@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Hello Alex. Thanks for your response. >> >> On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 9:34 AM brainman <alex.b...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Once windows executable is built, go has no control over how this >>> program executes. >>> >>> When command line program is executed by clicking in explorer window >>> Windows automatically starts a new console window and the console is used >>> for stdout output (I did not check that). If command line program is >>> started from existing cmd.exe console, new process just uses the same >>> console. >>> >>> When you click on GUI executable in Windows explorer, no console windows >>> is started (I did not check that). Same for GUI executable started from >>> cmd.exe console - new GUI process is not attached to parent console (I did >>> not check that). >>> >> >> Right. So I have a GUI executable that might be launched from a console >> but it will not be "attached" to that parent console. >> >> Is there a way to attach the GUI executable to the parent console, >> perhaps using a Windows system call? >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/c8b4a749-3c1a-4823-b37b-8573165accafn%40googlegroups.com.
