you don't have to request a console on windows

src/main.cpp

@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-#if defined(WIN32) || defined(WIN32) || defined(__WIN32)
-#include <Windows.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 #include <fstream>
@@ -13,21 +9,6 @@
 #include "parse.hpp"
 #include "runtime.hpp"
 
-bool request_console();
-
-// Must request console on Windows
-#if defined(WIN32) || defined(WIN32) || defined(__WIN32)
-bool request_console()
-{
-    return AllocConsole();
-}
-#else
-bool request_console()
-{
-    return true;
-}
-#endif
-
 std::ifstream get_infile(int argc, char ** argv)
 {
 	if(argc != 2)
@@ -54,13 +35,6 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
     std::stringstream buffer;
     buffer << infile.rdbuf();
 
-    // On Windows, we have to explicitly request a console
-    /*if(!request_console())
-    {
-        std::cerr << "Failed to get console!" << std::endl;
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }*/
-
     std::vector<Instruction> instructions = parse_instructions(buffer.str());
 
 	Runtime rt(instructions);