[ace-users] ACE Build: Linking issues while building ACE on Windows XP SP2 / Visual Studio 2005 Express

[Sarcar, Shourya C (GE Healthcare)]

ACE VERSION: 5.6

HOST MACHINE and OPERATING SYSTEM:

Windows XP SP2 on Dell D620 laptop running Intel Core 2

1.6Ghz , 2G RAM

If on Windows based OS's, which version of WINSOCK do you

use?:

TARGET MACHINE and OPERATING SYSTEM, if different from HOST:

COMPILER NAME AND VERSION (AND PATCHLEVEL):

Target same as Host

Running Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition, 

compiler: Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version

14.00.50727.42 for 80x86

 

THE $ACE_ROOT/ace/config.h FILE [if you use a link to a platform-

specific file, simply state which one]:

----

#define ACE_HAS_STANDARD_CPP_LIBRARY 1

#include "ace/config-win32.h"

----

THE $ACE_ROOT/include/makeinclude/platform_macros.GNU FILE [if you

use a link to a platform-specific file, simply state which one

(unless this isn't used in this case, e.g., with Microsoft Visual

C++)]:

CONTENTS OF $ACE_ROOT/bin/MakeProjectCreator/config/default.features

(used by MPC when you generate your own makefiles):

AREA/CLASS/EXAMPLE AFFECTED:

[What example failed? What module failed to compile?]

DOES THE PROBLEM AFFECT:

COMPILATION?

LINKING?

On Unix systems, did you run make realclean first?

EXECUTION?

OTHER (please specify)?

[Please indicate whether ACE, your application, or both are

affected.]

LINKING is affected. Can compile but cannot link to created ACE

libraries.

SYNOPSIS:

[Brief description of the problem]

During ACE build, LINKING is affected. Can compile but cannot

link to created ACE libraries.

DESCRIPTION:

[Detailed description of problem. Don't just say "<blah>

doesn't work, here's a fix," explain what your program does

to get to the <blah> state. ]

I downloaded the latest ACE 5.6 zip, added "#include

"ace/config-win32.h" in ace/config.h and opened up the ACE_vc8.sln file

in my Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition. When I try to build the ACE

project, the compilation goes fine but I get a bunch of linking errors

(copying first few)

------ Build started: Project: ACE, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------

1>Linking...

1> Creating library ..\lib\ACEd.lib and object ..\lib\ACEd.exp

1>Configuration.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol

__imp__RegCloseKey at 4 referenced in function "protected: virtual

__thiscall ACE_Section_Key_Win32::~ACE_Section_Key_Win32(void)"

(??1ACE_Section_Key_Win32@@MAE at XZ)

1>Log_Msg_NT_Event_Log.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol

__imp__RegCloseKey at 4

1>Registry.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol

__imp__RegCloseKey at 4

1>Configuration.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol

__imp__RegCreateKeyExA at 36 referenced in function "public: virtual int

__thiscall ACE_Configuration_Win32Registry::open_section(class

ACE_Configuration_Section_Key const &,char const *,int,class

ACE_Configuration_Section_Key &)"

(?open_section at ACE_Configuration_Win32Registry@@UAEHABVACE_Configuration

_Section_Key@@PBDHAAV2@@Z)

1>Registry.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol

__imp__RegCreateKeyExA at 36

 

I have "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003

R2\Lib" in my %LIB% variable

 

REPEAT BY:

[What you did to get the error; include test program or session

transcript if at all possible. ]

SAMPLE FIX/WORKAROUND:

[If available ]

 

 

 

--

Shourya