Re: Trying to get a C function built with MSVC

Thanks for the suggestion. I wasn't able to get the whole pg to compile -
but I was able to take one of the contrib packages and use that as a
template for my needs.

Bryan.

On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 2:00 AM, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>wrote:

> 2010/2/23 Bryan Montgomery <monty(at)english(dot)net>:
> > Hello,
> > I have a very simple function that I've created. I can compile it in
> linux without any problems. However, I've tried creating a dll for windows
> and am not having much luck.
> >
> > I first tried MSVC 2008 but after seeing some comments have tried
> compiling it in MSVC 2005 as well.
>
> With 8.4 and earlier, only MSVC2005 is supported. If you're trying on
> 9.0, MSVC 2008 should be fine.
>
>
> > In both I get several errors, whether I compile the code as c++ and use
> an extern C block, or compile the code as C.
>
> They definitely should be C. I wouldn't recommend C++ with extern defines.
>
>
> > I've tried creating new projects from both ides for dlls, as well as
> trying to create a project from an external source file.
> >
> > I'm using postgres version 8.3.5. I'm also including the port\win32_msvc
> directory as well as the port\win32 include directory.
> >
> > I was wondering if someone has a packaged 'solution' (makefile /def /.sln
> whatever :) that they can post / send? At this point I'm stumped with just
> trying to build a basic dll with the postgres headers.
>
>
> I don't know of a packaged one, but your best bet is probably to
> download the source and run the "mkvcbuild" script on it. Then look at
> one of the projects generated for a contrib project - they are the
> most likely to be close to what you want.
>
>
> > warning C4005: '_WIN32_WINNT' : macro redefinition c:\program
> files\postgresql\include\server\pg_config_os.h 7
>
> Are you defining _WIN32_WINNT yourself somewhere? Or including
> something else before the postgres headers that define it?
>
> > error C2894: templates cannot be declared to have 'C' linkage
> c:\program files\microsoft visual studio
> 8\vc\platformsdk\include\wspiapi.h 44
> > error C2894: templates cannot be declared to have 'C' linkage
> c:\program files\microsoft visual studio
> 8\vc\platformsdk\include\wspiapi.h 44
> > error C2466: cannot allocate an array of constant size 0 c:\program
> files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\include\sys\utime.inl 44
>
> These are all coming out of your SDK files. Can you build your
> projects if you *don't* include the postgres headers at all? Perhaps
> you are stuck with one of those platform sdk mismatches we've seen now
> and then?
>
>
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