From: David Joiner (djoiner_at_kean.edu)
Date: Mon Feb 21 2011 - 21:42:48 CST

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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