From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Mon Feb 21 2011 - 21:51:33 CST

That would be something related to FLTK, maybe do a clean build there and
make sure there's nothing amiss with the FLTK build?

Cheers,
  John

On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 10:42:48PM -0500, David Joiner wrote:
> OK, I'm down to
>
> 1>------ Build started: Project: vmdtest2, Configuration: Release Win32 ------
> 1>GeometryFltkMenu.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> "class Fl_Graphics_Driver * fl_graphics_driver"
> (?fl_graphics_driver@@3PAVFl_Graphics_Driver@@A)
> 1>C:\vmd\CVS_VMD\vmd\msvc2010\vmdtest2\Release\vmdtest2.exe : fatal
> error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
> ========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 10:28 PM, John Stone <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> >
> > David,
> >  You're missing the "wsock32.lib" in your linkage.  If you add that,
> > it should cure most of the link errors.  The joyGetNumDevs() functions
> > are associated with the "winmm.lib".  If you add both of those, I think
> > that'll sort out all of the errors you listed.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >  John Stone
> >  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 10:09:09PM -0500, David Joiner wrote:
> >> Gave up on trying to compile from within a cygwin shell and created an
> >> empty project in Visual C++ 2010, used the generated Makefile to try
> >> and figure out define statements, compiler options, etc.
> >>
> >> I've got it down to the following options during linking, any ideas
> >> what I am missing in the MSVC configuration?
> >>
> >> 1>------ Build started: Project: vmdtest2, Configuration: Release Win32 ------
> >> 1>GeometryFltkMenu.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> >> "class Fl_Graphics_Driver * fl_graphics_driver"
> >> (?fl_graphics_driver@@3PAVFl_Graphics_Driver@@A)
> >> 1>vmdsock.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__accept_at_12
> >> 1>vmdsock.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__listen_at_8
> >> 1>vmdsock.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__send_at_16
> >> 1>vmdsock.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__gethostbyname_at_4
> >> 1>vmdsock.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__closesocket_at_4
> >> 1>vmdsock.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__socket_at_12
> >> 1>vmdsock.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__bind_at_12
> >> 1>vmdsock.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__recv_at_16
> >> 1>vmdsock.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__shutdown_at_8
> >> 1>vmdsock.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__htons_at_4
> >> 1>vmdsock.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__select_at_20
> >> 1>vmdsock.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__inet_addr_at_4
> >> 1>vmdsock.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__WSAStartup_at_8
> >> 1>vmdsock.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__connect_at_12
> >> 1>Win32Joystick.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> >> __imp__joyGetNumDevs_at_0
> >> 1>Win32Joystick.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> >> __imp__joyGetDevCapsA_at_12
> >> 1>Win32Joystick.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> >> __imp__joyGetPosEx_at_8
> >> 1>C:\vmd\CVS_VMD\vmd\msvc2010\vmdtest2\Release\vmdtest2.exe : fatal
> >> error LNK1120: 18 unresolved externals
> >> ========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 1:07 AM, David Joiner <djoiner_at_kean.edu> wrote:
> >> > MSVC 2010 wouldn't open the 2006 project file, so I tried to make
> >> > similar modifications to the Makefile as used for the WIN32 options in
> >> > the Makefile for plugins.
> >> >
> >> > Everything is compiling to object code w/out errors, but I am getting
> >> > the following errors when linking (I get hundreds of these with each
> >> > file). My guess is that there is some library I am not linking with
> >> > properly but I cannot tell which.
> >> >
> >> > Dave
> >> >
> >> > -----------------------------------------
> >> >
> >> > Animation.o
> >> > Animation.o(1) : error C2018: unknown character '0x1'
> >> > Animation.o(1) : error C2018: unknown character '0x1b'
> >> > Animation.o(1) : error C2018: unknown character '0x19'
> >> > Animation.o(1) : error C2018: unknown character '0x1'
> >> > Animation.o(1) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before
> >> > identifier 'aAY_M8'
> >> > Animation.o(1) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed.
> >> > Note: C++ does not support default-int
> >> > Animation.o(1) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '.'
> >> > Animation.o(1) : error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed.
> >> > Note: C++ does not support default-int
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:19 PM, John Stone <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> David,
> >> >>  Look at the "build.csh" script in the top level plugins directory,
> >> >> and you'll see how I do the Win32 plugin builds on our machines.
> >> >> You can't use cygwin-style paths when you set TCLINC etc, as you
> >> >> are calling the MSVC compilers, which only accept Dos/Windows pathnames...
> >> >>
> >> >> Cheers,
> >> >>  John
> >> >>
> >> >> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:10:37PM -0500, David Joiner wrote:
> >> >>> I've done a checkout from CVS, set my environment to allow me to use
> >> >>> cl.exe from within a Cygwin bash shell, and ran "make WIN32" in the
> >> >>> plugins directory. After a few changes to hesstrans/src/include.h
> >> >>> (iostream instead of iostream.h, etc.), I am getting to the point
> >> >>> where I am trying to compile hesstrans, and get the error pasted
> >> >>> below. The error is that I cannot find tcl.h. I am setting TCLINC, and
> >> >>> have checked that the file is where I think it is. I've tried both -I
> >> >>> and /I and have moved everything to a location with no spaces in
> >> >>> directory names.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> -------
> >> >>>
> >> >>> bash-3.2$ make WIN32 TCLINC=" /I/cygdrive/c/VMD/Tcl/include "; ls
> >> >>> /cygdrive/c/VMD/Tcl/include
> >> >>> Building Molecule File Reader plugins
> >> >>> hesstrans_wrap.C
> >> >>> src/hesstrans_wrap.C(298) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include
> >> >>> file: 'tcl.h': No such file or directory
> >> >>> make[2]: *** [../compile/lib_WIN32/tcl/hesstrans1.0/hesstrans_wrap.o] Error 2
> >> >>> make[1]: *** [dynlibs] Error 1
> >> >>> make: *** [WIN32] Error 2
> >> >>> X11         tclPlatDecls.h     tk.h              tkPlatDecls.h
> >> >>> tcl.h       tclTomMath.h       tkDecls.h         tommath_class.h
> >> >>> tclDecls.h  tclTomMathDecls.h  tkIntXlibDecls.h  tommath_superclass.h
> >> >>> bash-3.2$
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 4:29 PM, David Joiner <djoiner_at_kean.edu> wrote:
> >> >>> > OK, so I have Tcl and Tk built using MSVC++ 2010 express from the MSVC
> >> >>> > console window using nmake for Tcl, and nmake TCLDIR=(tcl build
> >> >>> > directory) for Tk. I've built FLTK in MSVC++ 2010 Express within the
> >> >>> > IDE and have been able to run the demo program to confirm that it
> >> >>> > runs.
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > Using fltk-1.3.x-r8441 I had to modify the FL_Device.h file to change
> >> >>> > the definition "friend void gl_start()" to "friend FL_EXPORT void
> >> >>> > gl_start()" to avoid an error with mismatched definitions.
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > Dave
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 1:29 PM, John Stone <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> David,
> >> >>> >>  You'll need to use MSVC to compile everything.  The cygwin tools will
> >> >>> >> be used during the compile of the VMD plugins, but only for "make", it will
> >> >>> >> actually _run_ the MSVC compilers and not GCC...
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Cheers,
> >> >>> >>  John
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 01:17:38PM -0500, David Joiner wrote:
> >> >>> >>>    I've compiled ball.exe w/ cavelib on my dev machine and ran it on the
> >> >>> >>>    cave. I had to copy the most recent msvcr dll files over, but otherwise
> >> >>> >>>    that worked with no hiccups.
> >> >>> >>>
> >> >>> >>>    I'll work on the dependencies next. Should I build them in msvc or.cygwin?
> >> >>> >>>
> >> >>> >>>    Thanks!
> >> >>> >>>    Dave
> >> >>> >>>
> >> >>> >>>      On Feb 18, 2011 12:57 PM, "John Stone" <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> >> >>> >>>
> >> >>> >>>      David,
> >> >>> >>>       I would think that should be workable, although I'm only using
> >> >>> >>>      MSVS 2005 here, due to the need to link against various libraries.
> >> >>> >>>      For your puroses MSVS 2010 might work ok.  Before we get into it,
> >> >>> >>>      I assume for starters that you're able to compile and link CAVElib
> >> >>> >>>      demo apps using MSVS 2010, right?  Since your end-goal is to get
> >> >>> >>>      VMD running with the Windows CAVElib, I'd test to make sure that doesn't
> >> >>> >>>      have any issues with MSVS 2010 first.  If not, then the next thing is
> >> >>> >>>      to get your Tcl/Tk/FLTK builds for Windows going, as you need Tcl
> >> >>> >>>      to be compiled already before you can begin building the VMD plugins.
> >> >>> >>>      See if you can get those steps done first.
> >> >>> >>>
> >> >>> >>>      Cheers,
> >> >>> >>>       John
> >> >>> >>>
> >> >>> >>>      On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 08:57:13PM -0500, David Joiner wrote:
> >> >>> >>>      > Sounds fun.
> >> >>> >>>      >
> >> >>> >>>      > Right now I have b...
> >> >>> >>>
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