Many thanks Reuben and Sigbjorn > Sigbjorn says: > > Link with -mwindows (if going via gcc to get at > the linker.) i.e., if using the std hello.lhs app > > ghc -o hello hello.lhs -static -package win32 -optl-mwindows > > that'll get you a non-console app with mingw. Think > it'll do the trick with cygwin too. The exe is 4270K, but I can live with that. Cheers Mike Thomas