Problem linking with regex on Win32

From: Dale Peakall (dale.peakall_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-02-21 07:40:15

I'll try and add some content before sending a message this time ;)

Platform: 2K
Compiler: VC6 SP5
Library:  stlport-4.0
Boost:    1.27.0
Build Tool for Boost: Jam

Run-time Library: Multithreaded DLL/Debug Multithreaded DLL

I've got a couple of problems trying to get my app to link against regex.

I've tried linking to the debug and release versions of both the DLL and
non-DLL versions of the regex library and in each case I get errors about
unresolved external symbols for w32_regex_traits.

w32_regex_traits.obj has been produced by Jam.

In addition the static version winges about lots of locally defined symbols.

I've specified BOOST_REGEX_NO_LIB as the generated filenames are not what
Jam produces.

Here's the full details:

--------------------Configuration: request_line_test - Win32
Debug--------------------
Linking...
http_request_line.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
"__declspec(dllimport) public: static void __cdecl
boost::w32_regex_traits<char>::transform_primary(class
_STL::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
_STL::allocator<c
har> > &,class _STL::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
_STL::allocator<char> > const &)"
(__imp_?transform_primary@?$w32_regex_traits_at_D@boost@@SAXAAV?$basic_string_at_D
U?$char_traits_at_D@std@@V?$allocator_at_D@_STL@@@_STL@@ABV34@@Z)
http_request_line.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
"__declspec(dllimport) public: static bool __cdecl
boost::w32_regex_traits<char>::lookup_collatename(class
_STL::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class _STL::allocator<
char> > &,char const *,char const *)"
(__imp_?lookup_collatename@?$w32_regex_traits_at_D@boost@@SA_NAAV?$basic_string
@DU?$char_traits_at_D@std@@V?$allocator_at_D@_STL@@@_STL@@PBD1_at_Z)
http_request_line.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
"__declspec(dllimport) public: __thiscall
boost::bad_expression::bad_expression(class _STL::basic_string<char,struct
std::char_traits<char>,class _STL::allocator<char> > const &)" (__
imp_??0bad_expression_at_boost@@QAE_at_ABV?$basic_string_at_DU?$char_traits_at_D@std@@V?
$allocator_at_D@_STL@@@_STL@@@Z)
http_request_line.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
"__declspec(dllimport) public: static class _STL::basic_string<char,struct
std::char_traits<char>,class _STL::allocator<char> >  __cdecl
boost::re_detail::w32_traits_base::error_strin
g(unsigned int)"
(__imp_?error_string_at_w32_traits_base_at_re_detail_at_boost@@SA?AV?$basic_string_at_DU
?$char_traits_at_D@std@@V?$allocator_at_D@_STL@@@_STL@@I_at_Z)
http_request_line.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
"__declspec(dllimport) public: static void __cdecl
boost::w32_regex_traits<char>::transform(class
_STL::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
_STL::allocator<char> > &
,class _STL::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
_STL::allocator<char> > const &)"
(__imp_?transform@?$w32_regex_traits_at_D@boost@@SAXAAV?$basic_string_at_DU?$char_
traits_at_D@std@@V?$allocator_at_D@_STL@@@_STL@@ABV34@@Z)
Debug/request_line_test.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 5 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

request_line_test.exe - 6 error(s), 0 warning(s)

Thanks,

        - Dale.