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diff --git a/desiredata/src/main.c b/desiredata/src/main.c
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+++ b/desiredata/src/main.c
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+/* this file is separate because it is outside of libpd.so */
+
+extern "C" int sys_main(int argc, char **argv);
+#if _MSC_VER
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow) {
+    __try {
+        sys_main(__argc,__argv);
+    } __finally {
+        printf("caught an exception; stopping\n");
+    }
+}
+#else /* not MSVC */
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {return sys_main(argc, argv);}
+#endif
+