c++ - No display for GTK in Visual Studio 2015 -

after couple of rounds of troubleshooting able compile gtk source code in visual studio no errors. followed procedure not dissimilar 'how configure gtk on visual studio 2010'. code follows,

#include <gtk-2.0\gtk\gtk.h> #pragma comment(linker, "/subsystem:windows /entry:maincrtstartup")  int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {   gtkwidget* window = gtk_window_new(gtk_window_toplevel); gtk_init(&argc, &argv); gtk_widget_set_usize(window, 300, 200);  g_signal_connect(g_object(window), "destroy", g_callback(gtk_main_quit),     null); gtk_window_set_title(gtk_window(window), "gtk+ vs2010");  gtk_widget_show(window);  gtk_main(); return 0; } 

however on starting code no window appears. visual studio indicates solution running no window appears. ideas?

there's problem here:

gtkwidget* window = gtk_window_new(gtk_window_toplevel); gtk_init(&argc, &argv); 

you should call gtk_init before creating windows:

call function before using other gtk+ functions in gui applications. initialize needed operate toolkit , parses standard command line options.

try:

gtk_init(&argc, &argv); gtkwidget* window = gtk_window_new(gtk_window_toplevel);