I am trying to build a .dll in order to link it to one of my projects. But the build always fails : I got these messages in the output and I don't know what it means. It seems that something is missing, but I couldn't find what.
I am trying to link a Mesher called Netgen
http://www.hpfem.jku.at/netgen/
1>adfront2.obj : warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/OPT:ICF' specification
1> Creating library D:\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\converter/lib\nglib.lib and object D:\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\converter/lib\nglib.exp
1>Embedding manifest...
1>Performing Post-Build Event...
1>Environment variable NETGENDIR not found.... using default location!!!
1>POSTBUILD Script for nglib ........
1>Installing required files into XXX\Netgen\windows....\nglib-instNoOCC_Win32 ....
1>File not found - nglib.dll
1>0 File(s) copied
1>POSTBUILD Script for nglib FAILED..... Error copying the nglib DLL into install folder!!!
1>Project : error PRJ0002 : Error result 1 returned from 'C:\Windows\SysWow64\cmd.exe'.
1>Build log was saved at "file://D:\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\converter\BuildLog_nglib.htm"
1>nglib - 1 error(s), 49 warning(s)
I hope I am clear enough and thank you by advance for your help.
seems this NetGen lib's project wants to run a post-build event in which it tries to copy the main output (the nglib.dll) to the directory NETGENDIR (which is supposed to be an environment variable). This fails beccuse the dll isn't found.
Either disable the post build event, or check with the NetGen lib's creator what they expect here, there seems to be a mismatch between the project's output dir and the postbuild event.
Would also be nice to see the postbuild event from the vcproj file, maybe you can post it?
You need read, by example the output line:
1>Environment variable NETGENDIR not found.... using default location!!!
After that I suggest that you must read the documentation about how define a enviroment variable named: NETGENDIR
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I want to be able to build mysql-connector/c++ applications in debug mode (VS2k17), and understand the only way I can do that is to first build mysql-connector-cpp from source on my computer (Windows 10/64bit). I tried the following:
cmake . -DWITH_SSL=C:\Users\Rawb\source\libraries\OpenSSL-Win64
and it looks to complete successfully ...
Install location: C:/Users/Rawb/MySQL/MySQL Connector C++ 8.0
Connector libraries will be installed at: lib
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: C:/Users/Rawb/source/repos/mcc2/mysql-connector-cpp
but when I run the following cmake build ...
cmake --build . --config
it fails with this output ...
LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'ssleay32.lib' [C:\Users\Rawb\source\repos\mcc2\mysql-connector-cpp\connector.vcxproj]
Done Building Project "C:\Users\Rawb\source\repos\mcc2\mysql-connector-cpp\connector.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
Done Building Project "C:\Users\Rawb\source\repos\mcc2\mysql-connector-cpp\ALL_BUILD.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
Build FAILED.
"C:\Users\Rawb\source\repos\mcc2\mysql-connector-cpp\ALL_BUILD.vcxproj" (default target) (1) ->
"C:\Users\Rawb\source\repos\mcc2\mysql-connector-cpp\connector.vcxproj" (default target) (10) ->
(Link target) ->
LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'ssleay32.lib' [C:\Users\Rawb\source\repos\mcc2\mysql-connector-cpp\connector.vcxproj]
0 Warning(s)
1 Error(s)
Time Elapsed 00:00:14.57
What might I be doing wrong? Do I just need to place the ssleay32.lib file somewhere? I do have a copy of it but not sure how it should be included. Or is it more complex? I.e. Do I need to build Open SSL first on my machine as well? This is a deep rabbit hole for me, I may be in over my head haha!
NOTE: I also asked this question on reddit with no luck, so hoping someone here might know.
If you're using MSVS (any version, including MSVS 2017), then I'd suggest using "NMake" (instead of cmake). Or just create a new C/C++ library project in the MSVS IDE.
The flag you're looking for is /LIBPATH. I don't think you need "-D", but you certainly need "/LIBPATH".
Here are the MSVS linker options:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/reference/linker-options?view=vs-2017
Finally, you might be able to do all the troubleshooting/tracing you want without actually debugging (and rebuilding) the connector code.
Here's how to enable tracing in the MySQL Connector:
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-cpp/1.1/en/connector-cpp-debug-tracing.html
Please let me know if this helps.
I'm following this guide on building V8 but I am hitting some issues on the compilation step. I am running Windows 10 x64. I am trying to compile with options to embed the engine also.
Running the following command:
ninja -C out.gn/x64.release
Gives me this error:
ninja: Entering directory `out.gn/x64.release'
[1/471] LINK mksnapshot.exe mksnapshot.exe.pdb
FAILED: mksnapshot.exe mksnapshot.exe.pdb
C:/Workspace/depot_tools/win_tools-2_7_6_bin/python/bin/python.exe ../../build/toolchain/win/tool_wrapper.py link-wrapper environment.x64 False link.exe /nologo /OUT:./mksnapshot.exe /PDB:./mksnapshot.exe.pdb #./mksnapshot.exe.rsp
LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'comdlg32.lib'
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
Now I believe I have narrowed down the error to looking for the .lib files in the wrong directory. I have (had) multiple versions installed, so there were multiple folders in my Windows Kit install.
Windows Kits/10/Lib/10.0.16299.0
Windows Kits/10/Lib/10.0.15xxx.0
If I dragged and dropped the comdlg32.lib file from 10.0.16299.0 into the 10.0.15xxx.0 directory then the error changed to a LNK1181 error with a different input file. I did this a few times but I was unsure if this was going to cause issues with different versions and there was probably going to be a lot.
I uninstalled the 10.0.15xxx.0 version which left behind the folder I mentioned, so I removed that and after doing so I have started getting the LNK1181 error with a different input file (advapi32.lib I assume the very first file it can't find). This is how I came to the conclusion about the path being incorrect.
So I have tried a few things to change the path (I hoped just uninstalling the old version would fix it) such as:
Uninstalling the old version.
Going through registry entries to see if I can find an install path or something using that path, which I didn't. I did notice that there was still installation and data in the registry for the 10.0.15xxx.0 install, I might try deleting that from the registry directly as a last resort?
I have tried to explicitly set the path by setting <TargetUniversalCRTVersion>10.0.16299.0</TargetUniversalCRTVersion> in this file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\DesignTime\CommonConfiguration\Neutral\uCRT.props
I have never used Ninja before so I tried looking for a way to set some kind of lib-path in the command but couldn't really find anything.
I looked through the python scripts being executed to try and locate something to do with the libs path but couldn't see anything.
I would be grateful for any help and suggestions. Thanks.
You can try to compile v8 using Visual Studio as explained here: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs/windows_build_instructions.md#using-the-visual-studio-ide
By running the following commands:
$ gn gen --ide=vs out.gn/x64.release
$ cd out.gn/x64.release
$ msbuild all.sln
You can see a full example here: https://github.com/phpv8/v8js/issues/272#issuecomment-262848754
Apparently this method is not officially supported anymore, but I had the same problem as you have and this solved the issue for me.
Note that after this I had another issue, the unit tests failed to be compiled due to a linking error, but I had the necessary libraries to use v8. So there may be deeper problem that is causing all of this that I'm missing.
Edit:
Also, you could try to set the following parameters with gn args:
visual_studio_path = "..."
visual_studio_version = "2017"
wdk_path = "..."
windows_sdk_path = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10"
To set those parameters, do:
gn args out.gn/x64.release
This will open a text editor where you can write the extra parameters you are interested in.
To see the full list of parameters you can specify:
gn args --list out.gn/x64.release
I was following this guide https://medium.com/dailyjs/how-to-build-v8-on-windows-and-not-go-mad-6347c69aacd4 and also ran into the error
LINK1181: cannot open input file 'advapi32.lib'
I'm pretty sure it was because I had the wrong versions of the Windows 10 SDK. Similar to you I had versions:
Windows Kits/10/Lib/10.0.10240.0
Windows Kits/10/Lib/10.0.16299.0
But according to https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs/windows_build_instructions.md#Setting-up-Windows (Which I think is relevant) you need version 10.0.15063.0
After installing version 10.0.15063.0 (with the visual studio installer) to
Windows Kits/10/Lib/10.0.15063.0
I was able to continue with the build.
I am using VS2010 (pro) and VS2015 Express.
Recently (probably as a result of installing some other software) all my 32 bit builds started failing with
TRACKER : error TRK0002: Failed to execute command: ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\bin\CL.exe" #C:\Users....rsp". The handle is invalid.
(64 bit builds continue to work)
The problem appears to be MSBuild invoking the 64 bit version of Tracker.
Google tells me that others have had the opposite problem in that 64 bit builds get the same error, whilst 32 bit builds succeed
Looking at procmon I find that MSBUILD
(1) opens Registry Key
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full
which has an InstallPath value of
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\
(2) tries to open C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Tracker.exe which does not exist
(3) opens registryKey
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.0A\WinSDK-NetFx40Tools-x86
(which does not exist, although
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.1A\WinSDK-NetFx40Tools-x86
does)
(4)opens file
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\x64\Tracker.exe
Which generates the error above
I'm at a loss to explain the presence of the "x64", especially as MSBuild appears to be looking for a file path in a registry key that ends in -86
From http://community.sharpdevelop.net/forums/p/11439/31258.aspx there is a wordaround to disable tracker by adding
"False" to a property group in the .vcxproj file.
But this entails changing many such files
Any advice welcome
I've been able to solve the same issue by making sure _IsNativeEnvironment environment variable is set to false.
I'm creating a kinect project in Visual Studio 2008 using OpenNi, NITE and OpenGL.
At random times dureing development I get the following error:
Error result 1 returned from 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\bin\rc.exe'.
I've searched the internet with no luck.
I am able to create a new project and copy all my code across and it works fine but this is not something I want to be doing multiple times each day.
If any more info is required I'd be happy to give it.
EDIT full output window reads
1>------ Build started: Project: PointViewer, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1>Compiling resources...
1>Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Resource Compiler Version 6.0.5724.0
1>Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
1>fatal error RC1110: could not open ..\Res\NITE.rc
1>Project : error PRJ0002 : Error result 1 returned from 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\bin\rc.exe'.
1>Build log was saved at "file://d:\Documents\Uni work\Year 4\Personal Project\Samples \PointViewer\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
1>PointViewer - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
You are referencing your RC file via a relative path (..).
It seems likely your current directory is changing, and hence .., and the path to your RC file changes, causing the error.
You will have to make sure that your RC file is referred to in a way that doesn't change.
Try removing it from the project, and re-adding it, taking care to refer to it only in absolute terms.
Check your project and build settings for the directory where the build is to start, and how the filename is preserved in the project settings. You're looking for something like "Persist Filenames As...".
I had the same error. Move your entire project folder into documents/visualstudio/projects. If that doesn't work, move it to your desktop. It is just a linking problem, it can't find the resources. Make sure you aren't moving your folders around as this can cause these issues.
A possible reason for the error described - .rc file was renamed.
Check the .rc file name in your .vcproj file and see that it actually exists on disk.
So I have this project I'm working on, and every time I build, it builds then executes the program, and then finishes with a build error. Why does this happen? I can't seem to find in the project properties where it would execute the file on the build.
It is kind of annoying, and it also ends up spawning an error. Here's an excerpt from the output
2>Link:
2> Generating code
2>c:\users\d0c\desktop\jlrria.lottery.repo\trunc\hash\hl_hashwrapper.h(277): warning C4706: assignment within conditional expression
2> Finished generating code
2> lottery-gui.vcxproj -> C:\Users\d0c\Desktop\jlrria.Lottery.repo\trunc\build\Release\lotteryslayer.exe
2>C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(741,5): warning MSB3073: The command ""C:\Users\d0c\Desktop\jlrria.Lottery.repo\trunc\build\Release\lotteryslayer.exe" /RegServerRedirect" exited with code 2.
2> The previous error was converted to a warning because the task was called with ContinueOnError=true.
2> Build continuing because "ContinueOnError" on the task "Exec" is set to "true".<br>
2>C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(744,5): error MSB8011: Failed to register output. Please try enabling Per-user Redirection or register the component from a command prompt with elevated permissions.
2>
2>Build FAILED.
So I guess I'm looking for help with two things
First and most importantly: Why is it executing the build program
Second: Why am I getting this error?
thanks.
ALSO
There are no items in the post build, otherwise, the log above would say "post-build" :p
Start with Visual Studio with Administrator rights. You can do so by right clicking on VS shortcut and Select Run As Administrator. Or create a shortcut where you would enable Run As Admin.
Reason:
Look at the error:
error MSB8011: Failed to register output. Please try enabling Per-user Redirection or register the component from a command prompt with elevated permissions.
Also, it seems to be a DLL/ActiveX control project. Look at: Linker->General->Register Output and set it to NO.
You are building an ATL project? Seems to be a bug in VS2010, http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/vcprerelease/thread/11f01ceb-52a4-438f-b7ef-727ce7a3e191 concerning ATL projects.