(rules) update rules that set subsystem manually to use new subsystem rule

Author: Arthapz

xmake/rules/qt/load.lua

@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ function main(target, opt)
 
     -- is gui application?
     if opt.gui then
-        -- add -subsystem:windows for windows platform
+        -- add windows subsystem for windows and mingw platforms
         if target:is_plat("windows") then
             target:add("defines", "_WINDOWS")
             local subsystem = false
@@ -533,7 +533,12 @@ function main(target, opt)
             end
             -- maybe user will set subsystem to console
             if not subsystem then
-                target:add("ldflags", "-subsystem:windows", "-entry:mainCRTStartup", {force = true})
+                target:add("rules", "win.subsystem.windows")
+                local linker = target:tool("ld")
+                linker = path.filename(linker)
+                if linker:startswith("link") or linker:startswith("lld-link") then
+                    target:add("ldflags", "-entry:mainCRTStartup", {force = true})
+                end
             end
         elseif target:is_plat("mingw") then
             target:add("ldflags", "-mwindows", {force = true})

xmake/rules/wdk/load.lua

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ function driver_umdf(target)
 
     -- add subsystem
     local winver = target:values("wdk.env.winver") or config.get("wdk_winver")
-    target:add("shflags", "-subsystem:windows," .. os_winver.subsystem(winver), {force = true})
+    target:data_set("win.subsystem", "windows," .. os_winver.subsystem(winver))
+    target:add("rules", "win.subsystem")
 
     -- set default driver entry if does not exist
     local entry = false
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ function driver_kmdf(target)
     target:add("ldflags", "-nodefaultlib", {force = true})
 
     -- add subsystem
-    target:add("ldflags", "-subsystem:native," .. os_winver.subsystem(winver), {force = true})
+    target:data_set("win.subsystem", "native," .. os_winver.subsystem(winver))
+    target:add("rules", "win.subsystem")
 
     -- set default driver entry if does not exist
     local entry = false
@@ -117,7 +119,8 @@ function driver_wdm(target)
     target:add("ldflags", "-nodefaultlib", {force = true})
 
     -- add subsystem
-    target:add("ldflags", "-subsystem:native," .. os_winver.subsystem(winver), {force = true})
+    target:data_set("win.subsystem", "native," .. os_winver.subsystem(winver))
+    target:add("rules", "win.subsystem")
 
     -- set default driver entry if does not exist
     local entry = false

xmake/rules/winsdk/mfc/mfc.lua

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function application(target, mfc_kind)
     _remove_flags(target)
 
     -- set windows subsystem
-    target:add("ldflags", "-subsystem:windows", {force = true})
+    target:add("rules", "win.subsystem.windows")
 
     -- forces a link to complete even with unresolved symbols
     if mfc_kind == "static" then

xmake/rules/winsdk/xmake.lua

@@ -29,26 +29,10 @@ rule("win.sdk.application")
         target:set("kind", "binary")
     end)
 
-    after_load(function (target)
+    -- set subsystem: windows
+    add_deps("win.subsystem.windows")
 
-        -- set subsystem: windows
-        if target:is_plat("mingw") then
-            target:add("ldflags", "-mwindows", {force = true})
-        else
-            local subsystem = false
-            for _, ldflag in ipairs(target:get("ldflags")) do
-                if type(ldflag) == "string" then
-                    ldflag = ldflag:lower()
-                    if ldflag:find("[/%-]subsystem:") then
-                        subsystem = true
-                        break
-                    end
-                end
-            end
-            if not subsystem then
-                target:add("ldflags", "-subsystem:windows", {force = true, tools = {"link"}})
-            end
-        end
+    after_load(function (target)
 
         -- add links
         target:add("syslinks", "kernel32", "user32", "gdi32", "winspool", "comdlg32", "advapi32")