Re: [boost] [Serialize] error 'unable to start program'with demo.cpp compiled in debug mode under msvc7.1

Subject: Re: [boost] [Serialize] error 'unable to start program'with demo.cpp compiled in debug mode under msvc7.1
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-12-07 11:07:55

It would seem to me that being dependent on two different runtime libraries 
with the same symbols
(version="8.0.50608.0" and version="8.0.50727.762" ) would be a problem.
Looks like the app and libraries were built with different CRT libraries.

Robert Ramey

David Körner wrote:
>>> when I compile the demo.cpp from the boost.serialize tutorial in
>>> release mode everything works fine. But when I compile it in debug
>>> mode the application wont start and the error 'unable to start
>>> program' is displayed. It further says that the application has
>>> failed to start because the configuration is incorrect.
>>
>> Please always provide the exact message. Not working in debug mode
>> seems like a Vista-64-bit-specific bug in Microsoft tools, but it's
>> hard to say without exact error.
>>
> Sorry for being inprecise. I use vs2005/vc++8.0 (not 7.1) under
> WindowsXP. The error message reads 'Unable to start program xxx. This
> application has failed to start because the application configuration
> is incorrect. Review the manifest file for possible errors.
> Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. For more details
> please see the application event log.'
>
> I just had a look at the manifest file:
> <assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1"
> manifestVersion="1.0">
>   <dependency>
>     <dependentAssembly>
>       <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.VC80.DebugCRT"
> version="8.0.50608.0" processorArchitecture="x86"
> publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b"></assemblyIdentity>
>     </dependentAssembly>
>   </dependency>
>   <dependency>
>     <dependentAssembly>
>       <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.VC80.DebugCRT"
> version="8.0.50727.762" processorArchitecture="x86"
> publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b"></assemblyIdentity>
>     </dependentAssembly>
>   </dependency>
> </assembly>
>
> And this is really weird since there are 2 dependencies of the same
> c-runtime but with different versions. When I compile it without any
> boost.serialization code, then there is only one dependency (the
> first one). So it seems that there is a dependency issue. Maybe the
> auto-link feature is not working correctly. Has somebody an idea how
> I could fix that?
> Thanks in advance.
>
> David
>
>
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