Hi Albrecht, I get the following errors:
1>MSVCRT.lib(crtexew.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _WinMain@16 referenced in function ___tmainCRTStartup 1>E:\scratch\tt\Release\tt.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals If I change Linker/System/Subsystem to Console, it builds fine but displays a debug/DOS window. Thanks & regards, Asif On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 9:16 PM, asif saeed <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Albrecht, > > I didn't add "fltkdll.lib" in Properties/Linker/Input/Additional > Dependencies. Why do I need to add this lib file. I am going to do this > anyway but I'd be thankful if you could tell me the reason it needs to be > added. > > Thanks & best regards, Asif > > > > > On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Albrecht Schlosser <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> On 21.05.2011 17:01, asif saeed wrote: >> > Hello Albrecht, >> > >> > This time,after defining FL_DLL as a preprocessor symbol, I got the >> > following errors: >> >> Did you *also* define "WIN32" ? >> >> > 1>tt.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol >> "__declspec(dllimport) >> > public: static int __cdecl Fl::run(void)" (__imp_?run@Fl@@SAHXZ) >> referenced >> > in function _main >> ... >> > 1>E:\scratch\tt\Release\tt.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 24 unresolved >> > externals >> >> Okay, "__declspec(dllimport)" and "__imp_" show that you do in fact try >> to link with the dll version (FL_DLL is defined). Okay. >> >> > Apparently, the linker cannot find the dll. Even though I have placed it >> in >> > the same directory where the EXE is supposed to be created. >> >> No, the linker doesn't need nor does it look for the .dll file. >> The linker needs the .lib file! IIRC I explained this already. >> You need the .dll files when you want to run the executable. >> >> > Any help now? >> >> (1) check whether you defined "WIN32" (see above) >> >> (2) check whether you defined the dependencies correctly: >> (2a) add "fltkdll.lib" in >> Properties/Linker/Input/Additional Dependencies >> right before comctl32.lib >> (there should not be other fltk*.lib files in this line) >> (2b) add "<path-to-fltk>/test" in >> Properties/Linker/General/Additional Library Directories >> (replace or remove "<path-to-fltk>/lib" if it is there). >> >> Please report *everything* you do so that I can help you better. >> >> And, again, please remove all fltkdll.dll files you copied until >> you got the build working. Then, when you are ready to run the >> program, try it first w/o copying the fltkdll.dll file. This >> ought to issue an error message. Then copy only *one* fltkdll.dll >> file into the *same* directory where you built your test .exe file. >> Start it again: it should work. >> >> Albrecht >> _______________________________________________ >> fltk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.easysw.com/mailman/listinfo/fltk >> > > _______________________________________________ fltk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.easysw.com/mailman/listinfo/fltk
