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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m trying to compile a simple windows dialogue app over to run on *nix with winelib. I’m looking at it as proof of concept for porting a larger application over.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve been getting errors from gcc to do with vc++ casting, where it loses precision.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LinuxPort.cpp: In function ‘int WinMain(HINSTANCE__*, HINSTANCE__*, CHAR*, int)’:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LinuxPort.cpp:34: error: cast from ‘CHAR*’ to ‘WORD’ loses precision<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LinuxPort.cpp:39: error: cast from ‘CHAR*’ to ‘WORD’ loses precision<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>winegcc: i486-linux-gnu-g++ failed<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ive tried to use static_cast<> and also c-style casting using () but can’t seem to get it working.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any ideas?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lewis<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>