#pragma hdrstop
#endif
-// Foils optimizations in Visual C++ (see also wx_main.cc)
+// Foils optimizations in Visual C++ (see also app.cpp). Without it,
+// dummy.obj isn't linked and we get a linker error.
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(__WIN16__)
char wxDummyChar=0;
+#endif
#if defined(WXUSINGDLL)