DirectX Definitions Missing? - c++

I've been trying to get DirectX 11 to compile on MinGW. So far the only problem I'm having is that the headers are giving me errors saying that certain DirectX related stuff isn't defined.
So far I linked the libraries with -mwindows, -ld3d11, -d3dx11, and -ld3dx10. All the headers and libraries are in the default folders for the compiler.
I also did this before including the DirectX headers (this is needed for MinGW):
#define __in
#define __out
#define __inout
#define __in_bcount(x)
#define __out_bcount(x)
#define __in_ecount(x)
#define __out_ecount(x)
#define __in_ecount_opt(x)
#define __out_ecount_opt(x)
#define __in_bcount_opt(x)
#define __out_bcount_opt(x)
#define __in_opt
#define __inout_opt
#define __out_opt
#define __out_ecount_part_opt(x,y)
#define __deref_out
#define __deref_out_opt
#define __RPC__deref_out
#include "stdint.h"
typedef uint8_t UINT8;
I'm going to assume I did everything correct, but I get errors such as 'ID3D11DeviceContext' was not declared in this scope and 'pContext' was not declared in this scope. I don't know why it's doing this. Did I miss a step?

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g++ 5.3 expected initializer before <function>

I understand that this error is typically a syntax problem. I've gone through this with a fine toothcomb and can't spot it. The example below is whittled down to a couple of files which display the problem. The header files describe an API that is provided as a couple of lib files which I've referenced in the Eclipse project, but just trying to compile the following from the command line gives the same error.
I have several chained includes before getting to the first function declaration which throws an "expected initializer" error, along with every other declaration that follows.
main.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <windows.h>
#include "defn.h"
using namespace std;
int main()
{
cout << "hello world" << endl;
return 0;
}
defn.h
#ifndef GEO_DEFINITIONS_H_INCLUDED
#define GEO_DEFINITIONS_H_INCLUDED
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#define C_MICROSOFT
#define _UNICODE
#include "gxlib.h"
#endif // GEO_DEFINITIONS_H_INCLUDED
gxlib.h
#pragma once
#include <windows.h>
#ifdef C_MICROSOFT
#define GX_WRAPPER_FUNC __declspec(dllexport)
#define GX_STANDARD_FUNC
#define GX_WRAPPER_CALL _cdecl
#define GX_STANDARD_CALL _stdcall
#define GX_OBJECT_PTR void*
#define GX_VAR
#define GX_CONST const
#define GX_VOID void
#define GX_LONG long
#define GX_DOUBLE double
#define GX_HANDLE long
#define GX_LONG_PTR long*
#define GX_DOUBLE_PTR double*
#define GX_HANDLE_PTR long*
#define GX_ASTR_PTR char*
#define GX_WSTR_PTR wchar_t*
#if defined(GEO_UTF8)
#define GX_STR_PTR GX_ASTR_PTR
#elif defined( _UNICODE)
#define GX_STR_PTR GX_WSTR_PTR
#else
#define GX_STR_PTR GX_ASTR_PTR
#endif
#endif
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
/*---------------- Copy_3DN[_public] ----------------*/
GX_WRAPPER_FUNC GX_LONG GX_WRAPPER_CALL
Copy_3DN(GX_VAR GX_OBJECT_PTR,
GX_CONST GX_HANDLE_PTR,
GX_CONST GX_HANDLE_PTR);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
The command line and exact error is
c:\Code\CPP>g++ -std=c++0x -O0 -g3 -Wall -c -fmessage-length=0 -o main.o main.cpp
In file included from defn.h:11:0,
from main.cpp:4:
gxlib.h:55:1: error: expected initializer before 'Copy_3DN'
Copy_3DN(GX_VAR GX_OBJECT_PTR,
As I mentioned above, this is just an excerpt from a larger project that I'm building in Eclipse Mars using the MinGW-64 5.3 toolchain. Within Eclipse I've defined all of the include files and linked to the libraries, but this simple commandline example with everything in the same directory demonstrates the error.
I was lead to the answer by #SamVarshavchik's comment and this thread. The problem is the MSVC specific syntax
#define GX_WRAPPER_FUNC __declspec(dllexport)
#define GX_STANDARD_FUNC
#define GX_WRAPPER_CALL _cdecl
#define GX_STANDARD_CALL _stdcall
In my case the MSVC definitions are wrapped within the C_MICROSOFT #ifdef block, and that is the ONLY occurence of that definition, so the simplest solution is to remove the C_MICROSOFT define in defn.h and replace it with:
#ifdef __GNUC__
#define GX_WRAPPER_FUNC __attribute__ ((dllexport))
#define GX_STANDARD_FUNC
#define GX_WRAPPER_CALL __attribute__((cdecl))
#define GX_STANDARD_CALL __attribute__((stdcall))
#define _stdcall __attribute__((stdcall))
#define _cdecl __attribute__((cdecl))
#define GX_OBJECT_PTR void*
#define GX_VAR
#define GX_CONST const
#define GX_VOID void
#define GX_LONG long
#define GX_DOUBLE double
#define GX_HANDLE long
#define GX_LONG_PTR long*
#define GX_DOUBLE_PTR double*
#define GX_HANDLE_PTR long*
#define GX_ASTR_PTR char*
#define GX_WSTR_PTR wchar_t*
#define GX_STR_PTR GX_WSTR_PTR
#else
#define C_MICROSOFT
#endif

which gcc distro supports __declspec(dllexport) _cdecl and _stdcall

I am trying to get started using mingw (MinGW-w64) and eclipse after working in C++Builder for a long time. I'm very confused.
My work mostly revolves around a vendor supplied API which is MSVC-centric. It consists of 3 header files and a couple of libs. I was able to use their headers unchanged in C++Builder but am running into lots of problems with g++.
#define GX_WRAPPER_FUNC __declspec(dllexport)
#define GX_STANDARD_FUNC
#define GX_WRAPPER_CALL _cdecl
#define GX_STANDARD_CALL _stdcall
#define GX_OBJECT_PTR void*
#define GX_VAR
#define GX_CONST const
#define GX_VOID void
#define GX_LONG long
#define GX_DOUBLE double
#define GX_HANDLE long
#define GX_LONG_PTR long*
#define GX_DOUBLE_PTR double*
#define GX_HANDLE_PTR long*
#define GX_ASTR_PTR char*
#define GX_WSTR_PTR wchar_t*
#if defined(GEO_UTF8)
#define GX_STR_PTR GX_ASTR_PTR
#elif defined( _UNICODE)
#define GX_STR_PTR GX_WSTR_PTR
#else
#define GX_STR_PTR GX_ASTR_PTR
#endif
#endif
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
/*---------------- Copy_3DN[_public] ----------------*/
GX_WRAPPER_FUNC GX_LONG GX_WRAPPER_CALL
Copy_3DN(GX_VAR GX_OBJECT_PTR,
GX_CONST GX_HANDLE_PTR,
GX_CONST GX_HANDLE_PTR);
GX_STANDARD_FUNC GX_LONG GX_STANDARD_CALL
Std_Copy_3DN(GX_VAR GX_OBJECT_PTR,
GX_CONST GX_HANDLE_PTR,
GX_CONST GX_HANDLE_PTR);
...hundreds more like this
This yields a whole bunch of "expected initializer before " errors.
I've had some success by redefining the first 4 defines like this:
#ifdef __GNUC__
#define GX_WRAPPER_FUNC __attribute__ ((dllexport))
#define GX_STANDARD_FUNC
#define GX_WRAPPER_CALL
#define GX_STANDARD_CALL
#else
#define GX_WRAPPER_FUNC __declspec(dllexport)
#define GX_STANDARD_FUNC
#define GX_WRAPPER_CALL _cdecl
#define GX_STANDARD_CALL _stdcall
#endif
but it barfs later on when it encounters
GX_WRAPPER_FUNC GX_LONG GX_WRAPPER_CALL
RegisterResourceTracking_GEO(GX_VAR GX_OBJECT_PTR,
GX_CONST GX_LONG_PTR,
GX_OBJECT_PTR,
void (_stdcall *param3)(void*));
I would really like to use these headers WITHOUT editing them, and I've seen some references that suggest the correct choice of gcc distro might support this syntax, but I've tried a number already with no luck. I've tried both the i686 and x86-64 variants of MinGW-w64 and Nuwen and TDM. I'm not concerned with cross platform issues as the host app is Windows only anyways, and for my own stubborn reasons I don't want to give up and switch to MSVC.
So, is there a gcc distro which will support this syntax? If not, what is the path of least resistance?
cheers
As a workaround, you can expand your set of macro definitions to cover the keywords gcc doesn't recognize:
#ifdef __GNUC__
#define _cdecl __attribute__((cdecl))
#define __cdecl __attribute__((cdecl))
#define _stdcall __attribute__((stdcall))
#define __stdcall __attribute__((stdcall))
#define GX_WRAPPER_FUNC __attribute__ ((dllexport))
#else
#define GX_WRAPPER_FUNC __declspec(dllexport)
#endif
As a bonus, those make the original definitions here work:
#define GX_STANDARD_FUNC
#define GX_WRAPPER_CALL _cdecl
#define GX_STANDARD_CALL _stdcall
(FWIW, note that this is possible because most MSVC extensions are new simple keywords, from the space of identifiers reserved to the implementation. gcc's multi-token __attribute__(()) magic makes mapping in the reverse direction completely impossible. So any time you write code using gcc non-portable features, hide them behind macros.)

Using the #define macro to standardize class declaration

I'm building a C++ DLL for one of my projects. I am trying to standardize the way that are class are defined. So instead of each time writing:
class __declspec(dllexport) ClassName
I'm building a #define macro to ease this process:
#define CLASS( cName ) class __declspec(dllexport) cName
But, when I'm using it, it gives me the following error:
Error: Expected a ';'
I know you can use a #define macro to define an entire class creation, but can it be used to define only the "class header" ?
Thanks,
Keep in mind that I'm trying to do so because we are going to deal with hundreds of classes, so these kinds of "automation" would be most helpful :)
EDIT:
example:
#define CLASS( nClass ) class __declspec(dllexport) nClass
CLASS( APTest )
{ // Here is the error of missing ';'
public:
APTest();
};
Don't do this.
C++ has already been standardized!
If you ever expect other people to read your code then just write it in conventional C++, not some homecooked dialect that looks different. Get used to the proper C++ syntax, it will make it easier to read other people's C++ code.
One thing that does make sense is to simplify the __declspec part, which you can do like this:
#ifdef _WIN32
#define DLLEXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
#else
#define DLLEXPORT
#endif
class DLLEXPORT APTest
{
// ...
};
You're really not making your life any simpler by writing CLASS( APTest ) and you make it harder for others to understand. Just say no.
There is a better way than #Wakely. Do it like this:
#ifdef MYLIB_DLL
#ifndef MYLIB_IFACE
#ifdef MYLIB_IFACE_EXPORT
#define MYLIB_IFACE _declspec( dllexport )
#else // !MYLIB_IFACE_EXPORT
#define MYLIB_IFACE _declspec( dllimport )
#endif // !MYLIB_IFACE_EXPORT
#endif // !MYLIB_IFACE
#else // !MYLIB_DLL
#ifndef MYLIB_IFACE
#define MYLIB_IFACE
#endif // !MYLIB_IFACE
Put a block like that in a header that is used by every file in your dll, and in the public header for your dll.
Every symbol that should be exported from your dll gets tagged like this:
class MYLIB_IFACE MyClass
{
};
void MYLIB_IFACE myFunc();
Then in every .cpp file in your dll the first line should be:
#define MYLIB_IFACE_EXPORT
If you do this, then it will build just fine on POSIX systems that don't use dllexport/dllimport. To build a dll version of your lib you define MYLIB_DLL. ( you can do this in the compiler's flags so it can be controlled from your build system )
To build a static version of your lib, don't define MYLIB_DLL.
#Update:
You can extend this to support GCC visilibity like this:
#ifdef WIN32
#define KX_SYMBOL_EXPORT _declspec( dllexport )
#define KX_SYMBOL_IMPORT _declspec( dllimport )
#else // GCC
#define KX_SYMBOL_EXPORT __attribute__(( visibility ("default")))
#define KX_SYMBOL_IMPORT
#endif
#ifdef KX_DLL
#ifndef KX_IFACE
#ifdef KX_IFACE_EXPORT
#define KX_IFACE KX_SYMBOL_EXPORT
#else // !KX_IFACE_EXPORT
#define KX_IFACE KX_SYMBOL_IMPORT
#endif // !KX_IFACE_EXPORT
#endif // !KX_IFACE
#else // !KX_DLL
#ifndef KX_IFACE
#define KX_IFACE
#endif // !KX_IFACE
#endif // !KX_DLL
I remove the GCC bit in the first example for simplicity. But this is how a really do it. #Wakely is so right.

Is it possible to show the value of a #define at compile-time with ARM RVCT?

Question has been answered with VC and GCC in
How do I show the value of a #define at compile-time?
but is it possible to do it with ARM RVCT?
Actually I can do my own macro2string convertion as RVCT doesn't have stringification support. But I didn't even find "#pragma message" support in RVCT. It seems it has only something like
#pragma diag_error 223
which you must specify a tag, you can not freely output a string.
In fact I work on some legacy code now, here is an simplified example from the code base:
in product_conf.h:
#define VALUE_A 1
in platform_conf.h:
#ifndef VALUE_A
#define VALUE_A 2
#endif
in component_conf.h:
#ifndef VALUE_A
#define VALUE_A 3
#endif
in component.c:
#include product_conf.h
#include platform_conf.h
#include component_conf.h
It is a bit difficult to know VALUE_A is 1 or 2 or 3 when you are reading the component.c, actually in the real cases there can be 4~5 layers configurations and the c files may include or not include some certain conf.h, you have to go through the different header files case by case.
So I thought something like:
/* definition to expand macro then apply to pragma message */
#define VALUE_TO_STRING(x) #x
#define VALUE(x) VALUE_TO_STRING(x)
#define VAR_NAME_VALUE(var) #var "=" VALUE(var[[)]]
#pragma message(VAR_NAME_VALUE(VALUE_A))
will help for a quick check, I just make the component and I will find out what is defined in the compiling output. This is doable with GCC, but I want to know how to do similar things with ARM RVCT.
or the only way to do it is:
#if (VALUE_A==1)
#warning "VALUE_A is 1"
#elif (VALUE_A==2)
#warning "VALUE_A is 2"
#elif (VALUE_A==3)
#warning "VALUE_A is 3"
#else
#error "VALUE_A is not properly defined!"
#endif

InetNtop: can't find which header it is using

Anyone knows what header I must include for the use of InetNtop function ?
I tried winsock2.h, ws2tcpip.h and i've include the Ws2_32 librabry. I am using windows 7
This is my error that i get an compile time: InetNtop : function could not be resolved
edit:
char temp[10];
int bytes_recv = Recv(temp, sizeof(temp));
char result[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
InetNtop(AF_INET, (void*)(&temp[4]), result, sizeof(result));
I am trying to print an IP what is in temp.
Not 100% relevant, but for the linux/unix version of this call (inet_ntop(...)), you need to #include <arpa/inet.h>.
According to its documentation Ws2tcpip.h is its actual header file.
EDIT:
According to the documentation, using this function requires your code to be compiled for Windows Vista or later. Since you are including the necessary header and yet the function is not visible, I surmise the you have not set the proper defines or compiler options to compile your code for a suitable version.
The actual Windows version that you are using is not important - what you are compiling for (i.e. the target version) is.
EDIT 2:
You should add the proper #define directive as described here to indicate which Windows version you are compiling for. E.g.
#include <SdkDdkver.h>
#define NTDDI_VERSION NTDDI_VISTA
#define WINVER _WIN32_WINNT_VISTA
#define _WIN32_WINNT _WIN32_WINNT_VISTA
Some of these defines overlap and may not be needed, but on the rare times that I code for Windows I just use them all to make sure :-)
EDIT 3:
Things are a bit different for MinGW/GCC:
#include <w32api.h>
#define WINVER WindowsVista
#define _WIN32_WINDOWS WindowsVista
#define _WIN32_WINNT WindowsVista
Note: These defines should be placed before including Windows.h or any other header but w32api.h.
EDIT 4:
From the WS2tcpip.h in Visual Studio 2010:
#if (NTDDI_VERSION >= NTDDI_VISTA)
.
.
.
PCSTR
WSAAPI
inet_ntop(
__in INT Family,
__in PVOID pAddr,
__out_ecount(StringBufSize) PSTR pStringBuf,
__in size_t StringBufSize
);
PCWSTR
WSAAPI
InetNtopW(
__in INT Family,
__in PVOID pAddr,
__out_ecount(StringBufSize) PWSTR pStringBuf,
__in size_t StringBufSize
);
#define InetPtonA inet_pton
#define InetNtopA inet_ntop
#ifdef UNICODE
#define InetPton InetPtonW
#define InetNtop InetNtopW
#else
#define InetPton InetPtonA
#define InetNtop InetNtopA
#endif
.
.
.
#endif // (NTDDI_VERSION >= NTDDI_VISTA)
Therefore the critical define in this case is NTDDI_VERSION, as expected for a new API addition.
I cannot find the InetNtop definition in MinGW32/GCC-4.4.2, so it's quite possible that it is not supported in your version either.
Although it exists in Ws2tcpip.h, the default target for most projects is Windows XP, and the function you are trying to use was introduced in Vista, so, you need to configure your project to target Vista instead. There are at least three things you can do here:
In your stdafx.h (if you have one), find the definitions of WINVER and _WIN32_WINNT [by default these are both 0x0501], change them both to 0x0600. Windows 7 is 0x0601. Also, define NTDDI_VERSION to 0x06000000.
If you don't have a stdafx.h header, add these definitions to your project's C/C++ preprocessor settings (WINVER=0x0600,_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600,NTDDI_VERSION=0x06000000).
As a last resort, define these manually before including any headers for that particular source file:
#ifndef WINVER
#define WINVER 0x0600
#endif
#ifndef _WIN32_WINNT
#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0600
#endif
#ifndef NTDDI_VERSION
#define NTDDI_VERSION 0x06000000
#endif
#include <windows.h>
#include <Ws2tcpip.h>
Also, make sure you have an up-to-date copy of ws2tcpip.h. For example, the copy that comes with Visual Studio 2005 does not have a declaration for InetNtop.
Declare this function explicitly in your code.
const char *inet_ntop(int af, const void *src, char *dst, socklen_t size)
{
struct sockaddr_storage ss;
unsigned long s = size;
ZeroMemory(&ss, sizeof(ss));
ss.ss_family = af;
switch(af) {
case AF_INET:
((struct sockaddr_in *)&ss)->sin_addr = *(struct in_addr *)src;
break;
case AF_INET6:
((struct sockaddr_in6 *)&ss)->sin6_addr = *(struct in6_addr *)src;
break;
default:
return NULL;
}
/* cannot direclty use &size because of strict aliasing rules */
return (WSAAddressToString((struct sockaddr *)&ss, sizeof(ss), NULL, dst, &s) == 0)?
dst : NULL;
}
Looks like Ws2tcpip.h, see msdn.