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

[Adam Mitz]

Sarcar, Shourya C (GE Healthcare) wrote:
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> ACE VERSION: 5.6
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> Windows XP SP2 on Dell D620 laptop running Intel Core 2
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> Running Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition, 
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> compiler: Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version
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> 14.00.50727.42 for 80x86
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You should get SP1.  This is the pre-service-pack version number.

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> During ACE build, LINKING is affected. Can compile but cannot
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> link to created ACE libraries.
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>   

Actually from reading your description below you can't create the ACE 
library.

> DESCRIPTION:
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> I downloaded the latest ACE 5.6 zip, added "#include
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> "ace/config-win32.h" in ace/config.h and opened up the ACE_vc8.sln file
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> in my Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition. When I try to build the ACE
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> project, the compilation goes fine but I get a bunch of linking errors
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> (copying first few)
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> ------ Build started: Project: ACE, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
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> 1>Linking...
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> 1> Creating library ..\lib\ACEd.lib and object ..\lib\ACEd.exp
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> 1>Configuration.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol
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> __imp__RegCloseKey at 4 referenced in function "protected: virtual
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> __thiscall ACE_Section_Key_Win32::~ACE_Section_Key_Win32(void)"
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> (??1ACE_Section_Key_Win32@@MAE at XZ)
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> 1>Log_Msg_NT_Event_Log.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
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> __imp__RegCloseKey at 4
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> 1>Registry.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
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> __imp__RegCloseKey at 4
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> 1>Configuration.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol
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> __imp__RegCreateKeyExA at 36 referenced in function "public: virtual int
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> __thiscall ACE_Configuration_Win32Registry::open_section(class
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> ACE_Configuration_Section_Key const &,char const *,int,class
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> ACE_Configuration_Section_Key &)"
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> (?open_section at ACE_Configuration_Win32Registry@@UAEHABVACE_Configuration
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> _Section_Key@@PBDHAAV2@@Z)
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> 1>Registry.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
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> __imp__RegCreateKeyExA at 36
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> I have "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003
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> R2\Lib" in my %LIB% variable
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>  

Is this path visible in the "library directories" list under tools -> 
options -> environment -> projects and solutions -> VC++ directories -> 
library files?  If you're setting the LIB variable in a command prompt 
window, try starting visual studio from that command prompt with 
"vcexpress /useenv".

Thanks,
Adam Mitz
Software Engineer
Object Computing, Inc.