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leeya:
I create a project of static lib, and write a basic win32 app.  I want to static lib.
The project structure is following:

│  RSWL2GCC.cbp
│
├─Win
│      WinMain.h
│      WinMain.cpp
│
└─obj
    └─Debug
        └─Win

WinMain.h is defined:
#ifndef WINMAIN_H
#define WINMAIN_H

#include <windows.h>

namespace Win
{
   
   int Main (INSTANCE inst, char const * cmdParam, int cmdShow);

}


#endif // WINMAIN_H

WinMain.cpp is defined:
#include <windows.h>
#include <Win/WinMain.h>

int WINAPI WinMain
   (HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE hPrevInst, LPSTR cmdParam, int cmdShow)
{
   return Win::Main (hInst, cmdParam, cmdShow);
}


I build the project , get error message :

:: === RSWL2GCC, Debug ===
D:\CodeWorld\RSWL2GCC\Win\WinMain.cpp:2: Win/WinMain.h: No such file or directory
D:\CodeWorld\RSWL2GCC\Win\WinMain.cpp:7: error: `Win' has not been declared
D:\CodeWorld\RSWL2GCC\Win\WinMain.cpp:7: error: `Main' was not declared in this scope
D:\CodeWorld\RSWL2GCC\Win\WinMain.cpp:7: warning: unused variable 'Main'
:: === Build finished: 3 errors, 1 warnings ===

Why I failed ?

SamT:

D:\CodeWorld\RSWL2GCC\Win\WinMain.cpp:2: Win/WinMain.h: No such file or directory

GCC can't find your WinMain.h. Have you try to add some path information into Project->Build Options->Search Directories->Compiler ?

leeya:
 :D
You are the best!
Thank You!

I add the search path to project, all is right; I has generated "libRSWL2GCC.a" file successfully.
I have another problem, how to specify the name and path of the generated static lib file name in C::B ?
for instance, i want the .a file under "%working directroy%/lib" and named "RSWL2GCCD.a".

TDragon:

--- Quote from: leeya on April 12, 2007, 05:19:49 pm ---I have another problem, how to specify the name and path of the generated static lib file name in C::B ?

--- End quote ---
In the "Build targets" section of the project options (select Properties from the Project menu or the project's right-click context menu), see "Output filename".


--- Quote ---for instance, i want the .a file under "%working directroy%/lib" and named "RSWL2GCCD.a".

--- End quote ---
GCC and MinGW encourage developers to prefix import libraries with "lib", and I think this is a good thing. Code::Blocks will do this for you automatically, but if you really want to you can disable this by unchecking the "Auto-generate filename prefix" box.

leeya:
Thanks~~
I have find the configuration of static lib;

I create a new project called "UnitTest", the Main.cpp file defined as following:

#include <Win/WinMain.h>

int Win::Main (HINSTANCE hInst, char const * cmdParam, int cmdShow)
{

   return 0;
}

I want libRSWL2GCC.a to compile with  project "UnitTest", so  could run a basic win32 application.
how can i add libRSWL2GCC.a to my "UnitTest" project?

My file compositon structure was as following:
D:\CODEWORLD\RSWL2GCC
│  WinLibBase.h
│  RSWL2GCC.depend
│  libRSWL2GCC.a
│  RSWL2GCC.cbp
│  RSWL2GCC.layout
│
├─Win
│      WinMain.cpp
│      WinMain.h
│
├─obj
│  └─Debug
│      └─Win
│              WinMain.o
│
└─UnitTest
    │  UnitTest.cbp
    │  UnitTest.layout
    │  UnitTest.depend
    │  Main.cpp
    │
    ├─obj
    │  └─Debug
    │          Main.o
    │
    └─bin
        └─Debug

I configure complier search path to "D:\CODEWORLD\RSWL2GCC",so that compiler find the file;
Build project and get error message:


C:\MinGW\lib\libmingw32.a(main.o):main.c:(.text+0x106):: undefined reference to `WinMain@16'
:: === Build finished: 1 errors, 0 warnings ===

It obviously show that "UnitTest" could not find the program entry point; but i have defined that in libRSWL2GCC.a;

why i failed ?

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