BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  include mylib.lib Goto page 1, 2  Next          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> C++ Builder (IDE) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Gene Norris Guest Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 12:32 am    Post subject: include mylib.lib I'm using bcb/bds2006 and win xp How do I include a library file? The project options don't seem to have that option? Help?! Back to top Remy Lebeau (TeamB) Guest Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 12:44 am    Post subject: Re: include mylib.lib "Gene Norris" <genenorris (AT) spotengineering (DOT) com> wrote in message news:463795c5$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: How do I include a library file? The project options don't seem to have that option? Are you referring to the Project Options dialog? That option was never in that dialog. There is an "Add to Project" item in the Project menu instead, as well as in the Project Manager. Gambit Back to top Gene Norris Guest Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 12:55 am    Post subject: Re: include mylib.lib That works, Thanks. But I have some legacy code where I have in the options->linker(ilink32)->Command Line showing (among other things): $(LIBRARIES) import32.lib mylib.lib cp32mt.lib but there appears to be no other reference to this and no (gui) way to remove the lib or add another? Its in the project.xml: <property category="win32.*.win32b.ilink32" name="param.libfiles.4" value="mylib.lib"/> This must be left from conversion of earlier compiler? Remy Lebeau (TeamB) wrote: Quote: "Gene Norris" <genenorris (AT) spotengineering (DOT) com> wrote in message news:463795c5$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... How do I include a library file? The project options don't seem to have that option? Are you referring to the Project Options dialog? That option was never in that dialog. There is an "Add to Project" item in the Project menu instead, as well as in the Project Manager. Gambit Back to top Gene Norris Guest Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 1:12 am    Post subject: Re: include mylib.lib I take that back, it doesn't work! I get unresolved externals for everything in the mylib.lib! A tdump show me all the functions are there?! But they are not being linked! Remy Lebeau (TeamB) wrote: Quote: "Gene Norris" <genenorris (AT) spotengineering (DOT) com> wrote in message news:463795c5$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... How do I include a library file? The project options don't seem to have that option? Are you referring to the Project Options dialog? That option was never in that dialog. There is an "Add to Project" item in the Project menu instead, as well as in the Project Manager. Gambit Back to top Gene Norris Guest Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 1:21 am    Post subject: Re: include mylib.lib I have the option of additional options? I looked up the linker options in help (HA HA HA HA...) So I went to the command line, and it appears the only place you can add them is in the command line with the other libs. And there is no easy way to do that? Gene Norris wrote: Quote: I take that back, it doesn't work! I get unresolved externals for everything in the mylib.lib! A tdump show me all the functions are there?! But they are not being linked! Remy Lebeau (TeamB) wrote: "Gene Norris" <genenorris (AT) spotengineering (DOT) com> wrote in message news:463795c5$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... How do I include a library file? The project options don't seem to have that option? Are you referring to the Project Options dialog? That option was never in that dialog. There is an "Add to Project" item in the Project menu instead, as well as in the Project Manager. Gambit Back to top Helmut Giese Guest Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 1:33 am    Post subject: Re: include mylib.lib On Tue, 01 May 2007 16:12:53 -0400, Gene Norris <genenorris (AT) spotengineering (DOT) com> wrote: Quote: I take that back, it doesn't work! I get unresolved externals for everything in the mylib.lib! A tdump show me all the functions are there?! But they are not being linked! Hi Gene, this sounds like it could be a name mangling issue. Is your lib by any chance just exporting pure C functions and your project is C++? Then you would have to put the protoypes of these functions in a wrapper like #if __cplusplus extern "C" { #endif <your prototypes here> #if __cplusplus } #endif HTH Helmut Giese Back to top Gene Norris Guest Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 3:14 am    Post subject: Re: include mylib.lib No. It was other problems with import. Its all fixed thanks. ..lib is used when added to project (Project->Add to Project...). Helmut Giese wrote: Quote: On Tue, 01 May 2007 16:12:53 -0400, Gene Norris genenorris (AT) spotengineering (DOT) com> wrote: I take that back, it doesn't work! I get unresolved externals for everything in the mylib.lib! A tdump show me all the functions are there?! But they are not being linked! Hi Gene, this sounds like it could be a name mangling issue. Is your lib by any chance just exporting pure C functions and your project is C++? Then you would have to put the protoypes of these functions in a wrapper like #if __cplusplus extern "C" { #endif <your prototypes here #if __cplusplus } #endif HTH Helmut Giese Back to top Kathire Guest Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 12:19 am    Post subject: Re: include mylib.lib In BDS you need to add the lib file in the Linker->OtherOptions->Additional Options and set the lib path in the Linker options(or by using add project item option). I know this is confusing for users migrating from VC++. I have already added a Feature request (qc#44815). http://qc.borland.com/wc/qcmain.aspx?d=44815 -Kathire "Gene Norris" <genenorris (AT) spotengineering (DOT) com> wrote in message news:463795c5$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: I'm using bcb/bds2006 and win xp How do I include a library file? The project options don't seem to have that option? Help?! Back to top David Dean [CodeGear] Guest Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 1:59 am    Post subject: Re: include mylib.lib In article <4638e450$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com>, "Kathire" <kathire@@-----yahoo-------.com> wrote: Quote: In BDS you need to add the lib file in the Linker->OtherOptions->Additional Options and set the lib path in the Linker options(or by using add project item option). I know this is confusing for users migrating from VC++. I have already added a Feature request (qc#44815). While that should work, isn't it easier to click on the project in the project manager and choose "add..." and then navigate to the .lib file? That way the library you are using is visible in the project manager directly. -- -David Dean CodeGear C++ QA Engineer <http://blogs.codegear.com/ddean/> Back to top Kathire Guest Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 4:25 am    Post subject: Re: include mylib.lib "David Dean [CodeGear]" wrote in message Quote: While that should work, isn't it easier to click on the project in the project manager and choose "add..." and then navigate to the .lib file? That way the library you are using is visible in the project manager directly. When you add the file directly, are we not giving full lib path to the project file ? Different developers keep changing the lib locations(of thirdparty libraries) in different systems. In that case we cannot modify the project file each time to suit each developer. Also for various types of builds we cannot selectively use a lib. For example, I use the same source for build unicode build and ansi build for the app I'm developing. This app uses wxwidgets and I use different libs for different builds in that case it makes sense to put the lib file names in the project options rather than putting it in the project file list. -Kathire Back to top David Dean [CodeGear] Guest Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 7:20 am    Post subject: Re: include mylib.lib In article <46391dfb$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com>, "Kathire" <kathire@@-----yahoo-------.com> wrote: Quote: When you add the file directly, are we not giving full lib path to the project file ? Different developers keep changing the lib locations(of thirdparty libraries) in different systems. In that case we cannot modify the project file each time to suit each developer. Also for various types of builds we cannot selectively use a lib. For example, I use the same source for build unicode build and ansi build for the app I'm developing. This app uses wxwidgets and I use different libs for different builds in that case it makes sense to put the lib file names in the project options rather than putting it in the project file list. Excellent feedback. Thank you. I'll add that to the internal report. -- -David Dean CodeGear C++ QA Engineer <http://blogs.codegear.com/ddean/> Back to top Gene Norris Guest Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 9:58 pm    Post subject: Re: include mylib.lib What option do you actually add? There is no help in help and the command line version doesn't actually have an option for libs, libs set in the command line after options... You should add to the internal report that the documentation needs work, because that just can't be said enough. David Dean [CodeGear] wrote: Quote: In article <46391dfb$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com>, "Kathire" <kathire@@-----yahoo-------.com> wrote: When you add the file directly, are we not giving full lib path to the project file ? Different developers keep changing the lib locations(of thirdparty libraries) in different systems. In that case we cannot modify the project file each time to suit each developer. Also for various types of builds we cannot selectively use a lib. For example, I use the same source for build unicode build and ansi build for the app I'm developing. This app uses wxwidgets and I use different libs for different builds in that case it makes sense to put the lib file names in the project options rather than putting it in the project file list. Excellent feedback. Thank you. I'll add that to the internal report. Back to top Kathire Guest Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 10:46 pm    Post subject: Re: include mylib.lib "Gene Norris" wrote Quote: What option do you actually add? There is no help in help and the command line version doesn't actually have an option for libs, libs set in the command line after options... There is no option. Just add the lib name in the Additional Option edit box. I know it is confusing.I think if you add any other flag before the lib names you might get linker warning and the libs wont get linked. Quote: You should add to the internal report that the documentation needs work, because that just can't be said enough. I think this needs a seperate QC. Please feel free to add one. -Kathire Back to top Kathire Guest Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 10:48 pm    Post subject: Re: include mylib.lib "David Dean [CodeGear]" wrote in message Quote: I'll add that to the internal report. Thanks David. That will be a big help. -Kathire Back to top David Dean [CodeGear] Guest Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 6:51 am    Post subject: Re: include mylib.lib In article <463a14ab$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com>, Gene Norris <genenorris (AT) spotengineering (DOT) com> wrote: Quote: You should add to the internal report that the documentation needs work, because that just can't be said enough. There are already plenty of reports to cover the fact that the documentation needs work. 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