https://github.com/compnerd/swift-win32-application

Template Project for using Swift/Win32
https://github.com/compnerd/swift-win32-application

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Template Project for using Swift/Win32

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/compnerd/swift-win32-application
• Owner: compnerd
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2021-05-18T01:19:50.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-05-31T17:42:21.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-07-05T13:46:14.953Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: gui-application, swift, windows
• Language: Swift
• Homepage:
• Size: 7.81 KB
• Stars: 19
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Windows Empty Swift Application Template

This provides a template project to build a Swift application on Windows using

[Swift/Win32](https://github.com/compnerd/swift-win32).

### Build Requirements

- Swift 5.4 or newer

- Windows SDK 10.0.10773 or newer

- Swift/Win32 development

### Building

The project can be built using Swift Package Manager's build command.

Additionaly, the application needs to have a manifest integrated into the

binary.  This requires additional operations which cannot be automated with

Swift Package Manager currently.  Additionally, some files need to be deployed

manually as they need to be placed in a specific layout.

Currently, the LLVM manifest tool (`llvm-mt`) is unable to perform the operation

and thus this must be done with the MSVC toolset.

```cmd

swift build

mt -nologo -manifest Sources\Application\Application.exe.manifest -outputresource:.build\x86_64-unknown-windows-msvc\debug\Application.exe

copy Sources\Application\Info.plist .build\x86_64-unknown-windows-msvc\debug\

```

### Testing

The project uses [XCTest](https://github.com/apple/swift-corelibs-xctest) to add

unit tests.  You can run the unit test suite using Swift Package Manager's test

command.

```cmd

swift test

```

### Debugging

In order to debug the package, there are two options.  In order to debug with

LLDB, which is required for debugging Swift code, the linker needs to preserve

the debug information.  This is accomplished by passing an additional flag

during the build.

```cmd

swift build -Xlinker -debug:dwarf

```

When trying to debug the interactions with the system, it is convenient to use

the Windows tooling for debugging (e.g. WinDBG).  In such a case, the debug

information needs to be emitted for Windows.  This requires passing additonal

flags to Swift Package Manager.

```cmd

swift build -Xswiftc -g -Xswiftc -debug-info-format=codeview -Xlinker -debug

```