FYI, I was trying to build dwt-win with latest SVN Tango and latest hg dwt-win sources.

The README.txt in dwt-win says you should turn off DSSS's oneatatime setting to speed up compiles.  But after doing that I got link errors using DMD 1.025 / DSSS 0.75:

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dsss_objs\D\dwt-internal-Library.obj(dwt-internal-Library)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _D5tango4util7Convert10__T2toTAaZ38__T2toTlTT5tango4util7Convert7MissingZ2toFlT5tango4util7Convert7MissingZAa
dsss_objs\D\dwt-widgets-Display.obj(dwt-widgets-Display)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _D39TypeInfo_AC3dwt7widgets7Control7Control6__initZ
dsss_objs\D\dwt-widgets-Display.obj(dwt-widgets-Display)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _D36TypeInfo_AC3dwt8graphics5Point5Point6__initZ
dsss_objs\D\dwt-internal-image-TIFFRandomFileAccess.obj(dwt-internal-image-TIFFRandomFileAccess)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _D5tango4math4Math12__T3minTiTiZ3minFiiZi
dsss_objs\D\dwt-ole-win32-Variant.obj(dwt-ole-win32-Variant)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _D5tango4util7Convert10__T2toTAaZ38__T2toTbTT5tango4util7Convert7MissingZ2toFbT5tango4util7Convert7MissingZAa
dsss_objs\D\dwt-widgets-Shell.obj(dwt-widgets-Shell)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _D5tango4math4Math12__T3minTkTkZ3minFkkZk
--- errorlevel 6
Command f:\usr\pkg\d\dsss\bin\rebuild.exe returned with code -1, aborting.
Error: Command failed, aborting.
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Turning oneatatime back on fixed the problem.  So I think maybe the README shouldn't be recommending changing this setting.  Or maybe it can offer it as a hint to speed up building the lib, but then say it should be set back to "oneatatime: yes" after the lib is built.

--bb

Bill Baxter schrieb:
> Turning oneatatime back on fixed the problem.  So I think maybe the README shouldn't be recommending changing this setting.  Or maybe it can offer it as a hint to speed up building the lib, but then say it should be set back to "oneatatime: yes" after the lib is built.
> 
> --bb

Did you gave it exactly one try?
I use dsss only with oneatatime=off all the time. What happens sometimes is, that strange linker error occur. Then i restart dsss with -full and everything is fine. Does that also work for you?

Frank Benoit wrote:
> Bill Baxter schrieb:
>> Turning oneatatime back on fixed the problem.  So I think maybe the README shouldn't be recommending changing this setting.  Or maybe it can offer it as a hint to speed up building the lib, but then say it should be set back to "oneatatime: yes" after the lib is built.
>>
>> --bb
> 
> Did you gave it exactly one try?
> I use dsss only with oneatatime=off all the time. What happens sometimes is, that strange linker error occur. Then i restart dsss with -full and everything is fine. Does that also work for you?

I did multiple cycles of
   dsss clean
   dsss build
And the error never went away.

I didn't try dsss -full.
If the -full trick works, then it should be mentioned in the README.

--bb

Bill Baxter schrieb:
> I didn't try dsss -full.
> If the -full trick works, then it should be mentioned in the README.
ok
Please let me know if it worked for you.

Frank Benoit wrote:
> Bill Baxter schrieb:
>> I didn't try dsss -full.
>> If the -full trick works, then it should be mentioned in the README.
> ok
> Please let me know if it worked for you.

Yes.  This worked:

dsss build  # -- link error on simple.d
dsss build -full simple  # -- ok

Please put that in the README or give me (baxissimo) write access and I'll do it.

--bb

Bill Baxter wrote:
> Frank Benoit wrote:
>> Bill Baxter schrieb:
>>> I didn't try dsss -full.
>>> If the -full trick works, then it should be mentioned in the README.
>> ok
>> Please let me know if it worked for you.
> 
> Yes.  This worked:
> 
> dsss build  # -- link error on simple.d
> dsss build -full simple  # -- ok
> 
> Please put that in the README or give me (baxissimo) write access and I'll do it.
> 
> --bb


I've made the change.  Feel free to use the Trac ticket system too. That way, we should get email notification when a bug or defect is reported.

-JJR