[ expat-Bugs-737590 ] Expat 1.95.6 for Windows - How to use

Bugs item #737590, was opened at 2003-05-14 05:47
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Category: None
Group: Not a Bug
Status: Closed
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Expat 1.95.6 for Windows - How to use

Initial Comment:
I am a student not familiar to the procedure of making 
non standard libraries available to Visual C++ .NET.

I have downloaded the above including the static lib.

But where and how exactly do I have to tell my Linker 
where to look for these files?? Or do I have to copy them 
anywhere?
 
Currently I get the following message (and several others 
looking similar):

test error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "void 
__cdecl XML_SetCharacterDataHandler(struct 
XML_ParserStruct *,void (__cdecl*)(void *,char const 
*,int))" (?
XML_SetCharacterDataHandler@@$$J0YAXPAUXML_P
arserStruct@@P6AXPAXPBDH@Z@Z)

The sentence "build and install in the usual manner" 
from the reference isn´t helpful to me.

So what is the usual manner???

Thanks a lot
Werner Gerstmayr
Germany



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>Comment By: Karl Waclawek (kwaclaw)
Date: 2003-05-15 16:50

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Thanks for providing us with VC++.NET information.

The use of the XML_STATIC define for static linking
is documented in the Win32/ReadMe.txt file and
also demonstrated in the "elements" example project.

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Comment By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Date: 2003-05-15 16:26

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Yes, the VC++7 opens and knows how to compile .dsws and
.dsps. However, if Werner uses compiled version of library -
here's what could be done:
1. In the "Solution Explorer" or "Class View" pane you
right-click the name of project you want to add expat to
2. Choose "Properties"
3. Under "Configuration Properties" you choose "Linker" and
then "Input" branches
4. In "Additional Dependecies" place name of .lib file you
want to add
5. OK-close Property Pages dialog
6. If it is needed to point out the directory expat's .lib
resides, open Tools > Options menu
7. Choose branches "Projects" > "VC++ Directories"
8. In "Show directories for:" choose either "Include files"
(to point at the directory, where you installed includes) or
"Library files" (to point... well, you know what :) )
9. Add directory name as you would in VC++6
10. Voila!

Another thing is that using two different .libs for either
static or dynamic linkage of expat is simply not enought -
there is also one #define (or /D) issue to workout in your
project file.

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Comment By: Karl Waclawek (kwaclaw)
Date: 2003-05-15 15:39

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Currently we do not have anyone on the team using
VC++.NET. However, the Expat source distribution
comes with a .dsw file for VC++ 6.0. So, if you know 
how to use VC++ 6.0 then it should be no problem for
you to open the workspace and study the sample 
projects.

I suppose that Microsoft provides documentation on 
how to migrate from VC++ 6.0 to the new .NET 
compiler. 

Since this is not a bug or feature request, I am closing 
this report. Please direct further inquiries to
[email protected] (mailing list).


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