love.conf not using love.quit when closed

[davisdude]

Closing the console kills LÖVE whatever programs are associated with that console instantly on every OS.

FTFY.

If you don't like what it does, take it up with Microsoft.

I don't have a problem with it, I was just curious, that's all.

[Jasoco]

Closing the console kills LÖVE whatever programs are associated with that console instantly on every OS.

FTFY.

If you don't like what it does, take it up with Microsoft.

Or Apple, or.. uh.. whoever is in charge of Linux, or rather Unix in general. lol

I didn't know closing the console on Windows closed the Löve app too. I thought the console was something Löve opened for Windows to print to since it didn't work like Unix does and needed to have something for printing to. Interesting to know.

But keep in mind that the console is for debugging anyway and a finished product won't need nor want the console to open. Think of having the console closable as a way of killing the Löve app in an emergency. (Like in my case on OS X if I end up in an infinite or very long loop. Closing the Terminal window will kill the love process immediately so I don't have to force quit it. Very convenient. I just tried it out myself on Windows. Yep. Works. Does the Console run as a separate process on Windows though like Terminal does on Unix?)

[Boolsheet]

Does the Console run as a separate process on Windows though like Terminal does on Unix?

Yes and no. The consoles are handled by a Windows service and the processes just request their allocation or attachment. The console window itself is associated with the process that allocated it (Not that this reflects ownership or something). When the console gets closed, Windows terminates the processes that are attached rather abruptly.

Applications can also target the console subsystem in which case they automatically inherit the console of the parent process or allocate their own if the parent doesn't have one. When such an application is started from cmd.exe it works similar to what you know from the other platforms.