Re: [Boost-build] linking with msvc cannot find .lib

From: Jurko Gospodnetić (jurko.gospodnetic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-06-06 08:14:01

   Hi Andrej.

> file
> ..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\speedo_handlers.dll.rsp
> "..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\get_data.obj"
> "..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\handler_base.obj"
> "..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\handler_state.obj"
> "..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\reset.obj"
> "..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\resource_data.obj"
> "..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\start_transaction.obj"
> "..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\stop_transaction.obj"
>     
> msvc.link.dll
> ..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\speedo_handlers.dll
> 
>         call "F:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio
> 9.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86 >nul
> link /NOLOGO /INCREMENTAL:NO /DLL /DEBUG
> /subsystem:console
> /out:"..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\speedo_handlers.dll"
> /IMPLIB:"..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\speedo_handlers.lib"
> /LIBPATH:"\opt\lib"  
> @"..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\speedo_handlers.dll.rsp"
>         if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 EXIT %ERRORLEVEL%
>         if exist
> "..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\speedo_handlers.dll.manifest"
> (
>             mt -nologo -manifest
> "..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\speedo_handlers.dll.manifest"
> "-outputresource:..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\speedo_handlers.dll;2"
>         )

   The previous command line should create at least the following two 
files (that is what Boost Build expects):

DLL:
"..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\speedo_handlers.dll"

And its import library:
"..\..\server\handlers\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi\speedo_handlers.lib"

> --- Contents of
> ../../server/handlers/bin/msvc-9.0/release/threading-multi
> ---
> 
> get_data.obj
> get_data.obj.rsp
> handler_base.obj
> handler_base.obj.rsp
> handler_state.obj
> handler_state.obj.rsp
> reset.obj
> reset.obj.rsp
> resource_data.obj
> resource_data.obj.rsp
> speedo_handlers.dll
> speedo_handlers.dll.manifest
> speedo_handlers.dll.rsp
> speedo_handlers.pdb
> start_transaction.obj
> start_transaction.obj.rsp
> stop_transaction.obj
> stop_transaction.obj.rsp

   And it seems your msvc environment is not configured correctly, or 
something similar, which is causing the import library not to be generated.

   Try running the previous linker command by hand from the command line 
and play around with your linker options to see what could be causing 
the import library not to be generated.

   Hope this helps.

   Best regards,
     Jurko Gospodnetić