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-// 13 december 2015
-
-package ui
-
-// #cgo LDFLAGS: -L${SRCDIR} -lui
-import "C"
-
-func ensureMainThread() {
-	// do nothing; Windows doesn't care which thread we're on so long as we don't change it after starting
-}
diff --git a/link_windows_amd64.go b/link_windows_amd64.go
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+// 13 december 2015
+
+package ui
+
+// #cgo LDFLAGS: ${SRCDIR}/libui_windows_amd64.lib ${SRCDIR}/libui_windows_amd64.res.o
+// /* note the order; also note the lack of uuid */
+// #cgo LDFLAGS: -luser32 -lkernel32 -lusp10 -lgdi32 -lcomctl32 -luxtheme -lmsimg32 -lcomdlg32 -ld2d1 -ldwrite -lole32 -loleaut32 -loleacc -lmsvcrt
+import "C"
+
+func ensureMainThread() {
+	// do nothing; Windows doesn't care which thread we're on so long as we don't change it after starting
+}