I'm trying to use the DWin Registry module in my code, and I'm pretty stumped just trying to figure out the steps.

I'm using DMD 1.33 on Windows XP SP3, with Tango 0.99.7 and DWin 0.38. I'm building with DSSS 0.75.

I've followed the instructions here ( http://dsource.org/projects/dwin ) to build the DWin library, and now I've got a file sitting here called "C:\dmd\dwin.lib" and I have no idea what to do with it.

I tried directly copying the example code from the Registry module, but it won't compile:

regtest.d:
---------------------------------------------------------------
module regtest;

import dwin.sys.win32.Registry;

import tango.io.Stdout;
import tango.text.convert.Sprint;

void main()
{
    char[] result;
    scope httpkey = RegistryKey.classesRoot.openSubKey(r"HTTP\shell\open\command");
    if(httpkey !is null)
    {
        result = httpkey.getValue!(char[])(null);
        Stdout(result).newline;
        //"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome
    }
    else
        Stdout("failed").newline;

}


dsss.conf:
---------------------------------------------------------------
name = regtest
[regtest.d]
target = regtest


But when I run "dsss build", I get the following error:

regtest.d => regtest
+ D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\bin\rebuild.exe -Idsss_imports\ -I. -S.\ -ID:\Development\d\libs\dsss\include\d -SD:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\  -ID:\Development\d\libs\dsss\include\d -SD:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib  -oqdsss_objs\D  regtest.d -ofregtest
regtest.d(3): module Registry cannot read file 'dwin\sys\win32\Registry.d'
Command D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\bin\rebuild.exe returned with code 1, aborting.
Error: Command failed, aborting.


So... why can't it read 'dwin\sys\win32\Registry.d'? It it a compiler error or a DSSS error?

As a longtime java programmer, I know how to set the classpath to tell the java compiler or JVM where to find libraries. But I don't know how to tell the DMD or DSSS. I assumed that building the DWin library (in a subdirectory of DMD, of all places!) would immediately make it available.

But I'm completely clueless and need some guidance.

Thanks!

--benji

Benji Smith wrote:

> I'm trying to use the DWin Registry module in my code, and I'm pretty stumped just trying to figure out the steps.
> 
> I'm using DMD 1.33 on Windows XP SP3, with Tango 0.99.7 and DWin 0.38. I'm building with DSSS 0.75.
> 
> I've followed the instructions here ( http://dsource.org/projects/dwin ) to build the DWin library, and now I've got a file sitting here called "C:\dmd\dwin.lib" and I have no idea what to do with it.
> 
> I tried directly copying the example code from the Registry module, but it won't compile:
> 
> regtest.d:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> module regtest;
> 
> import dwin.sys.win32.Registry;
> 
> import tango.io.Stdout;
> import tango.text.convert.Sprint;
> 
> void main()
> {
>      char[] result;
>      scope httpkey =
> RegistryKey.classesRoot.openSubKey(r"HTTP\shell\open\command");
>      if(httpkey !is null)
>      {
>          result = httpkey.getValue!(char[])(null);
>          Stdout(result).newline;
>          //"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome
>      }
>      else
>          Stdout("failed").newline;
> 
> }
> 
> 
> dsss.conf:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> name = regtest
> [regtest.d]
> target = regtest
> 
> 
> But when I run "dsss build", I get the following error:
> 
> regtest.d => regtest
> + D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\bin\rebuild.exe -Idsss_imports\ -I. -S.\
> -ID:\Development\d\libs\dsss\include\d -SD:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\
>   -ID:\Development\d\libs\dsss\include\d
> -SD:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib  -oqdsss_objs\D  regtest.d -ofregtest
> regtest.d(3): module Registry cannot read file 'dwin\sys\win32\Registry.d'
> Command D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\bin\rebuild.exe returned with code 1,
> aborting.
> Error: Command failed, aborting.
> 
> 
> So... why can't it read 'dwin\sys\win32\Registry.d'? It it a compiler error or a DSSS error?
> 
> As a longtime java programmer, I know how to set the classpath to tell the java compiler or JVM where to find libraries. But I don't know how to tell the DMD or DSSS. I assumed that building the DWin library (in a subdirectory of DMD, of all places!) would immediately make it available.
> 
> But I'm completely clueless and need some guidance.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> --benji

I'm not in position to test DWin, but did you run dsss install at any point? Does DWin support it? When that is done, dsss will know without any further ado how to find it when compiling your application.

Otherwise it is as with dmd, add -Ipathtodwinimports to your commandline, and similar for libraries and library paths. The actual arguments are processed in rebuild, so the helptext there should be of some help.

-- 
Lars Ivar Igesund
blog at http://larsivi.net
DSource, #d.tango & #D: larsivi
Dancing the Tango

Lars Ivar Igesund wrote:
> I'm not in position to test DWin, but did you run dsss install at any point?
> Does DWin support it? When that is done, dsss will know without any further
> ado how to find it when compiling your application.

Boo yah! That's what I was forgetting.

(BTW, the notion of installing a library is a very weird concept to me. It seems almost like... installing a text file.)

So now, the DWin modules are successfully located by the compiler, but now I get this error message:

regtest.d => regtest
+ D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\bin\rebuild.exe -Idsss_imports\ -I. -S.\ -ID:\Development\d\libs\dsss\include\d -SD:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\  -ID:\Development\d\libs\dsss\include\d -SD:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib  -oqdsss_objs\D  regtest.d -ofregtest
OPTLINK (R) for Win32  Release 8.00.1
Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989-2004  All rights reserved.
dsss_objs\D\_regtest.obj(_regtest)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegQueryValueExW@24
D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegCloseKey@4
D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegFlushKey@4
D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegOpenKeyExW@20
D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegCreateKeyExW@36
D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegDeleteKeyW@8
D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegDeleteValueW@8
D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegQueryInfoKeyW@48
D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegEnumKeyExW@32
D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegEnumValueW@32
--- errorlevel 10
Command D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\bin\rebuild.exe returned with code -1, aborting.
Error: Command failed, aborting.

Benji Smith wrote:

> Lars Ivar Igesund wrote:
>> I'm not in position to test DWin, but did you run dsss install at any point? Does DWin support it? When that is done, dsss will know without any further ado how to find it when compiling your application.
> 
> Boo yah! That's what I was forgetting.
> 
> (BTW, the notion of installing a library is a very weird concept to me. It seems almost like... installing a text file.)
> 
> So now, the DWin modules are successfully located by the compiler, but now I get this error message:
> 
> regtest.d => regtest
> + D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\bin\rebuild.exe -Idsss_imports\ -I. -S.\
> -ID:\Development\d\libs\dsss\include\d -SD:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\
>   -ID:\Development\d\libs\dsss\include\d
> -SD:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib  -oqdsss_objs\D  regtest.d -ofregtest
> OPTLINK (R) for Win32  Release 8.00.1
> Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989-2004  All rights reserved.
> dsss_objs\D\_regtest.obj(_regtest)
>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegQueryValueExW@24
> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegCloseKey@4
> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegFlushKey@4
> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegOpenKeyExW@20
> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegCreateKeyExW@36
> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegDeleteKeyW@8
> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegDeleteValueW@8
> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegQueryInfoKeyW@48
> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegEnumKeyExW@32
> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegEnumValueW@32
> --- errorlevel 10
> Command D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\bin\rebuild.exe returned with code
> -1, aborting.
> Error: Command failed, aborting.

Hmm, maybe you need to link a specific win library for registry support? Sorry that I don't know though.

-- 
Lars Ivar Igesund
blog at http://larsivi.net
DSource, #d.tango & #D: larsivi
Dancing the Tango

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:01:16 +0400, Lars Ivar Igesund <larsivar@igesund.net> wrote:

> Benji Smith wrote:
>
>> Lars Ivar Igesund wrote:
>>> I'm not in position to test DWin, but did you run dsss install at any
>>> point? Does DWin support it? When that is done, dsss will know without
>>> any further ado how to find it when compiling your application.
>>
>> Boo yah! That's what I was forgetting.
>>
>> (BTW, the notion of installing a library is a very weird concept to me.
>> It seems almost like... installing a text file.)
>>
>> So now, the DWin modules are successfully located by the compiler, but
>> now I get this error message:
>>
>> regtest.d => regtest
>> + D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\bin\rebuild.exe -Idsss_imports\ -I. -S.\
>> -ID:\Development\d\libs\dsss\include\d -SD:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\
>>   -ID:\Development\d\libs\dsss\include\d
>> -SD:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib  -oqdsss_objs\D  regtest.d -ofregtest
>> OPTLINK (R) for Win32  Release 8.00.1
>> Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989-2004  All rights reserved.
>> dsss_objs\D\_regtest.obj(_regtest)
>>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegQueryValueExW@24
>> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegCloseKey@4
>> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegFlushKey@4
>> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegOpenKeyExW@20
>> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegCreateKeyExW@36
>> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegDeleteKeyW@8
>> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegDeleteValueW@8
>> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegQueryInfoKeyW@48
>> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegEnumKeyExW@32
>> D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\lib\\dwin.lib(Registry)
>>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _RegEnumValueW@32
>> --- errorlevel 10
>> Command D:\Development\d\libs\dsss\bin\rebuild.exe returned with code
>> -1, aborting.
>> Error: Command failed, aborting.
>
> Hmm, maybe you need to link a specific win library for registry support?
> Sorry that I don't know though.
>


It's advapi32.lib, located in /dm/lib (*not* /dmd/lib).

Koroskin Denis wrote:
> It's advapi32.lib, located in /dm/lib (*not* /dmd/lib).

Cool. Is there any way to express that dependency in the code, or do I need to use the -I switch to tell dsss to find the library there?

Thanks!

--benji

Benji Smith wrote:

> Koroskin Denis wrote:
>> It's advapi32.lib, located in /dm/lib (*not* /dmd/lib).
> 
> Cool. Is there any way to express that dependency in the code, or do I need to use the -I switch to tell dsss to find the library there?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> --benji

pragma(lib, "advapi32"); maybe?

-- 
Lars Ivar Igesund
blog at http://larsivi.net
DSource, #d.tango & #D: larsivi
Dancing the Tango

Lars Ivar Igesund wrote:
> Benji Smith wrote:
> 
>> Koroskin Denis wrote:
>>> It's advapi32.lib, located in /dm/lib (*not* /dmd/lib).
>> Cool. Is there any way to express that dependency in the code, or do I
>> need to use the -I switch to tell dsss to find the library there?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> --benji
> 
> pragma(lib, "advapi32"); maybe?

Thanks! That did the trick (once I realized that I hadn't downloaded the "dmc.zip" linker & utilities).

--benji