This is the first question I have found myself not being able to get to the bottom of using my normal googling/stack overflowing/youtubing routine.
I am trying to compile a minimal Lua program inside of a C++ environment just to ensure my environment is ready to development. The Lua language will be later used for User Interface programming for my C++ game.
First some basic information on my environment:
Windows 7 64-bit
Visual studio 2010
Lua for Windows 5.1 (latest build I could download from google code)
Here is the code I am trying to compile:
// UserInt.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//
#pragma comment(lib,"lua5.1.dll")
#include "stdafx.h"
#ifndef __LUA_INC_H__
#define __LUA_INC_H__
extern "C"
{
#include "lua.h"
#include "lauxlib.h"
#include "lualib.h"
}
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
lua_State * ls = luaL_newstate();
return 0;
}
#endif // __LUA_INC_H__
Here is the Error I am getting:
1>UserInt.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _luaL_newstate referenced in function _wmain
1>c:\users\deank\documents\visual studio 2010\Projects\UserInt\Debug\UserInt.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Things I have tried:
I have read about lua_open()(and several other functions) no longer being used so I tried the newstate function instead. I get the same error. This was more of a sanity check than anything. I am using 5.1 and not 5.2 so I do not think this really matters.
I have also read this thread Cannot link a minimal Lua program but it does not seem to help me because I am not running the same environment as that OP. I am on a simple windows 7 and visual studio environment.
The top pragma comment line was something I saw in yet another thread. I get the same error with or without it.
I have gone into my visual studio C++ directories area and added the lua include to the includes and the lua lib to the libraries.
So it seems like my program is seeing the .h and seeing the symbol. But for some reason it is not getting the .cpp implementation for the functions. This is why I was hoping including that .dll directly would help fix the problem, but it hasn't.
So, I feel like I have exhausted all of my options solving this on my own. I hope someone is able to help me move forward here. Lua looks like an awesome language to script in and I would like to get my environment squared away for development.
I hope it is just some silly error on my part. I believe I have provided as much information as I can. If you need more specifics I will update with info if I can provide it.
Edit1
Tried the solution in this Can't build lua a project with lua in VS2010, library issue suspected
That did not work either.
You'll need to have the library (.LIB) file and add that to VS. Use Project > Properties and go to Linker > Input and add the full .lib filename to the "Additional Dependencies" line. Note that the .LIB is different from the .DLL.
Personally, I prefer adding the source code to my project, over referencing the dynamic link library. The following procedure will let you do as such.
Download the source code ( http://www.lua.org/ftp/ ), uncompress it.
In Visual Studio, choose File > New > Project and choose Visual C++, Win32, "Win32 Console Application".
In your project in Visual Studio, add all the source code, except luac.c. Also delete the main() function out of the file that VS created for you. This is usually given the name of the project you specified with the .cpp file extension. You could just remove this file all-together from the project.
Build and Run.
This is the Lua console
Related
I have found two similar questions this and this .
But they both use opencv, and opencv indeed provide the corresponding lib. I don't use opencv, and my project is very simple, just hello world.I have changed project default configuration like this
except for these configurations, others all take defaults
I just want to test my project configuration，that works find for win32 debug and release. But not work for x64 debug and release, they all tell me LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'opencv_world341d.lib'
I indeed know my project does not use any opencv lib, but why they tell me I need to use opencv_world341d.lib
my code
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
cout << "hello world" << endl;
}
Thanks for everyone who comments on the question. I have solved the problem, although this problem not relevant to OpenCV to much, but I think the solution to the problem may be helpful to others. When I build project, visual studio 2019 tell me cannot link opencv_world341d.lib, so I go to Project->Properties->Linker->Input->Additional Dependencies , and I found opencv_world341d.lib. So I need to remove it, but it's readonly. From this we know visual studio using settings file (Microsoft.cpp..users.props) to control global settings including Global search path. These files are located at $(USERPROFILE)\appdata\local\microsoft\msbuild\v4.0 directory. Then I reedit Microsoft.cpp.<Platform>.users.props, delete opencv_world341d.lib, reboot visual studio, problem solved.
I have a requirement to use XGBoost within a Visual C++ project DLL.
I have been able to download and build the XGBoost source using VC++ and CMake.
When I include the XGBoost code in a test console application, it works fine.
However, when I try to replicate what I've done with the console application in a DLL project, it won't compile.
I am struggling to even use a basic XGBoost type within the project.
I suspect the problem is my ignorance with DLL projects and would appreciate your help.
Here's what's happening in my DLL project:
When I use the following include as the very first line in a cpp class file, it compiles:
#include <xgboost\c_api.h>
With it compiling, if I try to use a simple type defined in this include file, the build fails with the following message:
...\dll_test\xgb_driver.cpp(20): error C2065: 'BoosterHandle': undeclared identifier
This is the line that causes the error:
BoosterHandle my_handle;
"BoosterHandle" is in fact defined in <xgboost\c_api.h>
When I put the include below any other include, I get the following error messages:
1>c:\tools\src\xgboost\include\xgboost\c_api.h(29): error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>c:\tools\src\xgboost\include\xgboost\c_api.h(29): error C2146: syntax error: missing ';' before identifier 'bst_ulong'
Below is a little more information on what I did to get XGBoost working with a console app and how I created the DLL project.
=-=-=-=-=-=
Here's what I did to use XGBoost with a console. Everything about it seems to work. I've tested the model predictions, and they are
consistent with what I'm seeing in R.
Using the documentation found here:
https://xgboost.readthedocs.io/en/latest/build.html
I downloaded the XGBoost source and built it using CMake and Visual Studio 2015.
Under Project > Linker > Input > Additional Dependencies,
I added the xgboost.lib file
Under Project > Linker > General > Additional Library Directories
I added a reference to ...\xgboost\build\Release
Under Project > VC++ Directories > Include Directories
I added the path to ...\xgboost\rabit\include and ...\xgboost\include
I put the xgboost.dll in the directory where the .exe is generated.
From here, it was smooth sailing.
=-=-=-=-=-=
Here's what I've done to create a Visual C++ DLL Project:
After choosing File > New > Project, I select an ATL DLL Project (this is part of the project requirement).
For the XGBoost include to the project, I repeated steps 1-5 above, but placed the xgboost.dll file where the
project DLL would be generated.
Here is the source for the header file for the simple class I have created:
#pragma once
class XGB_Driver
{
public:
XGB_Driver();
~XGB_Driver();
float callXGB(float sample_input);
};
Here is the source for the simple cpp file:
#include <xgboost/c_api.h>
#include "stdafx.h"
#include "XGB_Driver.h"
XGB_Driver::XGB_Driver()
{
}
XGB_Driver::~XGB_Driver()
{
}
float XGB_Driver::callXGB(float simple_input) {
BoosterHandle my_handle;
return(0);
}
Why this doesn't work for the ATL DLL project, but does for the console app really has me banging my head against the keyboard.
Your help would be very much appreciated.
Best,
Dave
With the help of CristiFati, I believe this question has been answered.
For whatever reason, it seems that using XGBoost with C++ in a DLL project requires additional includes above and beyond what is required for using it in a console application.
I am currently building the DLL project with the addition of:
#include <cstdint>
I was using Visual C++ 6.0 just now, and I keep getting this error:
fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'streambuf': No such file or directory
My code is just a simple hello world program.
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
cout<<"Hello World.";
return 1;
}
Then I went and checked my INCLUDE folder and found a file called STREAMBF, but the compiler was looking for STREAMBUF. Notice that the file that is present is missing the U, between the B and the F. This was from a good copy of VC++6.0, directly from the actual CD, not a pirated copy. So there should be all the files needed. But it appears that a file is missing! Is this MS being stupid again, and yet making another big mistake, and forgetting to include an important file on their CDs? I'd hate to think that every single CD for VC++6.0 that was pressed that came out of MS factories had this problem. And I know that it is a missing file, not just a misnamed file, as renaming STREAMBF to STREAMBUF just led to more errors.
Anybody know where I can find a copy of the file STREAMBUF? Or am I just overlooking something here? Is this exact error a known problem with running old copies of VC++ on modern OS's like Windows 7? Is it possible that the only reason that it's looking for STREAMBUF is that this is a newer file associated with Win7, and that if it was running in a different environment (an older OS), it would actually be looking for the correct file, STREAMBF? Can somebody help me here?
Your installation is either broken, deprecated or interpretes your code in wrong way.
You should only use older compiles if you are trying to build project developed entirely for this version.
Try to compile same code with new compiler, if you want to use VS then you should look for Visual Studio Express 2013.
Your code does not have any errors.
Modify your program to, you should be able to see it okay.
#include <iostream.h>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
cout<<"Hello World.";
return 1;
}
However,
your compiler is pretty old. You need to an upgrade.
There are C++ compilers for Windows from Microsoft Express Visual Studios Link and Info VS2013 to
some other non-Microsoft like GCC for Windows.
If you don't have installation access there are some portable c++ compilers.
Finally there are some online compilers for simple test. web based online compilers.
For my win 10 installation of VC 6.0, I had the same problem ... fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'streambuf': No such file or directory
Replacing with <iostream.h> does not solve the problem.
I have checked the header file installation folder (Program files\VS98\VC98\INCLUDE). For some (unknown) reason, some file names have been changed during installation. Restoring the original name has solved the problem, in my case, in example:
Turn STREAMBF into STREAMBUF, STDXCEPT into STDEXCEPT, XCEPTION into EXCEPTION, FCTIONAL into FUNCTIONAL.
Notice: other header file names might be wrong. I have listed above the file names wrong in my installation.
I hope this may help.
I have several global critical sections that need visibility across 3 or more classes defined in 3 or more .cpp files. They're defined in an h file as:
GlobalCS.h
#pragma once
#include "stdafx.h"
extern CRITICAL_SECTION g_cs1;
extern CRITICAL_SECTION g_cs2;
etc...
In a GlobalCS.cpp they are defined
#include "stdafx.h"
#include "GlobalCS.h"
CRITICAL_SECTION g_cs1;
CRITICAL_SECTION g_cs2;
Then in the cpp for the classes they need to work in they're included as
#include "stdafx.h"
#include "GlobalCS.h"
The linker is complaining giving unresolved external in the files where the critical sections are being used. I didn't expect this since the variables are defined as extern. What am I doing wrong or how do I get around this?
error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "struct _RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION g_CS_SymbolStrPlotAccess" (?g_CS_SymbolStrPlotAccess##3U_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION##A)
Not sure why you are getting the error. I tried the same thing in Visual Studio and in _tmain function I wrote the following:
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
//::g_cs1;
ZeroMemory(&g_cs1, sizeof(::g_cs1));
return 0;
}
And it built with no issues whatsoever.
Thank you all for your help. It always is helpful to have sanity checks. The issue was once again Visual Studio setup. Visual Studio will generate link errors if it doesn't like the way you have files added to your project. This is the second bug I've encountered that generated a link error based on the way the project was configured. If it's that important VS should either prevent you from modifying a project in a harmful way or provide a proper error message.
Anyway, the error is the same as this one:
LNK2019 Error under Visual Studio 2010
I had the GlobalCS.h and GlobalCS.cpp in the source directory. I prefer it this way because I find it makes finding files and code faster and in a large c++ project, just moving around the code base is a significant time waster. So much time could be saved writing c++ code if the IDE was designed to help find code faster. 2012 is A LOT better than 2010 so I'll give MSFT that but there could be a lot more features to that end (afterall VS has been around for almost 2 decades now)these types of persistent problems just get in the way of development. When I moved GlobalCS.h to the Header folder and cleaned the project and rebuilt, everything compiled as expected. The other similar error VS will throw at you is when the .h file is in the code directory (so #includes work) but not in the project. I got the same error messages when that happened and it took a good couple days to figure that one out. In a small project, it might not be as problematic but in big solution with multiple projects and dozens of files, it can be problematic.
I'm getting strange (for me) errors during compiling a test program which uses some parts of the CGAL library.
First, the environment:
Windows 7 64 bits
Boost 1.53
CGAL 4.3
Qt 4.8.4
CMake 2.8.10.2
Visual Studio 2010 professional
I installed all the libraries for 32 bits (if this was an option during installation).
Installation wrong?
In order to install CGAL on my computer, I followed this tutorial: http://www.cgal.org/windows_installation.html. I have to note here that this did not work out-of-the-box for me. During the configuration phase of CGAL in CMake, the boost libraries were not found (although I set the corresponding environment variables, as stated in the tutorial). After setting the incorrect variables in CMake, I was able to complete the configuration and generation phase. After that, I was able to compile both the Debug as well as the Release configurations of CGAL in Visual Studio.
In order to test whether the CGAL lib was installed successfully, I tried to compile and run both the examples and demos. These also did not work immediately. The problem was that the CGAL and Boost headers (and binaries) were not found. After setting the right paths in Project properties => Configuration properties => C/C++ => Additional Include Directories and in Project properties => Configuration properties => Linker => Additional Library Directories the examples and demos could be build. I successfully ran these examples after that.
Actual problem
Now, I'm tyring to compile a simple program, in order to be able to make a certain exercise (http://acg.cs.tau.ac.il/courses/algorithmic-robotics/spring-2013/exercises/assignment-2 exercise 2.1). Here, there are two files supplied: basic_typdef.h and cgal_bootcamp.cpp
*basic_typedef.h*
#pragma once
#include <CGAL/Cartesian.h>
#include <CGAL/Gmpq.h>
#include <CGAL/Polygon_2.h>
#include <CGAL/Polygon_with_holes_2.h>
#include <CGAL/Boolean_set_operations_2/Gps_default_dcel.h>
#include <CGAL/Polygon_set_2.h>
#include <list>
/*******************************************************************************************
* This file contatins basic typedefs (from CGAL and more).
*******************************************************************************************/
typedef CGAL::Gmpq Number_type;
typedef CGAL::Cartesian<Number_type> Kernel;
typedef Kernel::Point_2 Point;
typedef CGAL::Polygon_2<Kernel> Polygon;
typedef CGAL::Polygon_with_holes_2<Kernel> Polygon_with_holes;
typedef CGAL::Polygon_set_2<Kernel> Polygon_set;
typedef std::list<Polygon_with_holes> Polygon_with_holes_container;
*cgal_bootcamp.cpp*
#include "basic_typedef.h"
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
return 0;
}
(For convenience I removed the comments in the file cgal_bootcamp.cpp)
With Visual Studio, I can compile the two files as above. However, when I try to create a Point (as defined in basic_typedef.h), I'm getting the (strange) errors:
#include "basic_typedef.h"
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
/*
1. Point
http://www.cgal.org/Manual/latest/doc_html/cgal_manual/Kernel_23_ref/Class_Point_2.html
*/
// Create Point with the coordinates (0.5, 0.6)
Point p;
return 0;
}
The errors that occur:
Error 1 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp____gmpq_init referenced in function "public: __thiscall CGAL::Gmpq_rep::Gmpq_rep(void)" (??0Gmpq_rep#CGAL##QAE#XZ) C:\Dropbox\Capita Selecta\Assignments\Assignment 2.1\warmup-exercise\cgal_bootcamp.obj warmup-exercise
Error 2 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp____gmpq_clear referenced in function "public: __thiscall CGAL::Gmpq_rep::~Gmpq_rep(void)" (??1Gmpq_rep#CGAL##QAE#XZ) C:\Dropbox\Capita Selecta\Assignments\Assignment 2.1\warmup-exercise\cgal_bootcamp.obj warmup-exercise
Error 3 error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals C:\Dropbox\Capita Selecta\Assignments\Assignment 2.1\warmup-exercise\Debug\warmup-exercise.exe 1 1 warmup-exercise
4 IntelliSense: #error directive: "Mixing a dll CGAL library with a static runtime is a really bad idea..." c:\dev\cgal-4.3\include\cgal\auto_link\auto_link.h 364 4
5 IntelliSense: #error directive: "some required macros where not defined (internal logic error)." c:\dev\cgal-4.3\include\cgal\auto_link\auto_link.h 397 4
I have no clue what is going wrong here (I have to note that I'm still a noob with C++). It seems that there is something wrong with the GMP library (at least the linking to this?) I found in another post that for someone there were no libgmp files build (can't find that post anymore), but that is not the case for me (I think): in CGAL-4.3/auxiliary/gmp/lib I see four files, libgmp-10.dll libgmp-10.lib libmpfr-4.dll and libmpfr-4.lib.
Also the error on line 4 points to something that might cause this error ("Mixing a dll CGAL library with a static runtime is a really bad idea..."), but I do not know what this actually means (or how I can resolve it).
Further, I tried to setup all the libraries on another computer, but I got the same errors there also.
Could anyone point me in the right direction to solve this problem? If you need more information, please let me know.
This comment answered the question: the script cgal_create_cmake_script can be used to create a CMake file that can be used to generate a correct Visual Studio project using CGAL.