Thanks for the info. I changed the header to nsStringAPI.h, but I still get the same error. What are the libraries I should link to my component? As I said, I am following these instructions:
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System They do not use gecko-sdk Thanks in advance On Aug 13, 4:02 pm, Benjamin Smedberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark wrote: > > undefined reference to `nsAString::~nsAString()' > > > Except if I add: > > > MOZILLA_INTERNAL_API = 1 > > You are including a string header which is not usable from the frozen API. > That could be nsAString.h or some similar header. You should replace that > with using the frozen string API, by including nsStringAPI.h instead. > > > To my make file. Is there any way to avoid this? What are the > > implications of defining that symbol? > > Using the internal API means that your component depends on nonfrozen > symbols in (xpcom_core.dll) that may not (will not!) be present in future > versions. Your component could fail to load or worse cause crashes in future > versions of the browser. > > Setting MOZILLA_INTERNAL_API works on the 1.8 and 1.8.1 branches (Firefox > 1.5 and 2), but it will *not* work for Firefox 3, because we are not > exposing the internal API via DLL exports. > > seehttp://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XPCOM_Gluefor some more details. > > --BDS _______________________________________________ dev-tech-xpcom mailing list dev-tech-xpcom@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-xpcom
