[Ace-users] [tao-bugs] MinGW Linking: undefined reference to members _narrow and release

[Sowayan, Abdullah (N-DUA)]

Paul,

> Upgrading to the latest release doesn't seem to solve the problem. The
> same
> errors occur. Am I missing any configuration issues / defines that
could
> cause the problem.
> 
> Also static linking isn't working, resulting in more undefined
references.
> 
> Under linux, as you suggested, I am not experiencing any problems at
all,
> as
> this is my main development environment. :)

Yes, that is because linux is a supported environment, while MinGW is
not (it is an experimental port) that isn't really maintained by anyone.

> Any suggestions on how to solve this issue? What information do I need
to
> provide to make it more clear?

Yes, here are my suggestion is to switch to Linux, you're unlikely to
face problem with that platform since it is widely used. If that is not
feasible, you can either fix the MinGW problems yourself and submit them
as patches, or obtain commercial support to sort out all these issues
for you, test ACE/TAO on MinGW, and commit any changes to the next
release.

Thanks,
Abdul