GUI with sciter (terminal not welcome)

#1

I am currently trying to build a GUI app with sciter and noticed that the executable will always open a CLI as well. First I though that must be something with sciter. Now I think that’s just how rust starts the application. So, I tried to create and open a window within a thread but that blocks the main() as well until the tread is finished. I could not find a current example about how to detach the thread and thus the CLI remains open. I would like to get an executable that does not open a CLI. How can I do that?

Info:

  • I’m doing this on windows
  • I don’t think it’s a sciter specific problem but if that’s the case I use sciter for the GUI

What is the proper way of building a GUI app that does not open a CLI (or terminal if on linux)?

#2

HI, I use

cargo rustc --release -- -C link-args=-mwindows

I think that is correct, and I have not hit trouble with it. But am always open to better ways of doing things.

#3

Just tried it and it works great. Thanks!

I would also like to know how you found the information. I have been searching for a while without success. I would like to know how to learn these things without having to bother you guys on the forum every time. I find it quite hard to get information about rust.

#4

It is hard to find info on rust. Helpful googleable answers form like sedimentary rock, slowly over long time periods one grain at a time. Hopefully this is another googleable place for people to find this answer.

I found it in a comment to a blog post. (The post had a ridiculous workaround.) I find the IRC relay helpful when my question is too small for the forums.

#5

I see. The price of a young language. Anyway, Thanks for your help.

#6

Just came across this again. That command line only works on gnu versions of the compiler (not msvc).

The new #![windows_subsystem = "windows"] syntax works on both but is unstable. It will be stable in 1.18.

#7

Good to know, thanks for the update.