I've tried to use expat with digital mars compiler, but it seems not to
recognise the libraries.
I've used the implib utility.
The command line looks like this:

dmc -L/libexpat main.cpp

The code compiles well, but when i try to link it, i have the following messages:

link main,,,user32+kernel32/noi/libexpat;

OPTLINK (R) for Win32  Release 7.50B1
Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001  All Rights Reserved

OPTLINK : Warning 9: Unknown Option : LIBEXPAT
main.obj(main)
Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ParserFree
main.obj(main)
Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_GetCurrentLineNumber
main.obj(main)
Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ErrorString
main.obj(main)
Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_GetErrorCode
main.obj(main)
Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_Parse
main.obj(main)
Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetCharacterDataHandler
main.obj(main)
Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetElementHandler
main.obj(main)
Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetUserData
main.obj(main)
Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ParserCreate

--- errorlevel 9

Any ideea?
Maybe i do not use the proper parameters on the command line?

Regards
Adi

adi <adi_member@pathlink.com> wrote in news:c7t8ec$1do6$1@digitaldaemon.com:
> I've tried to use expat with digital mars compiler, but it seems not to
> recognise the libraries.
> [...]
> Any ideea?
> Maybe i do not use the proper parameters on the command line?

I do not know about your particular problem but if you are interested wxWidgets build expat in their source tree with DMC without problems. Hope this helps,

ABX

Thanks for your fast reply.

Unfortunatelly I have to build a console aplication, so I would rather not include wx in my program.

The fact is that I'm quite new to c++ and I don't know very much about linking
and other stuff.
This solution was allready built (also by me) using mingw, but I would like to
use digital mars because of its qualities.

Thanks anyway

In article <c7tdqq$1los$1@digitaldaemon.com>, W³odzimierz Skiba says...
>
>adi <adi_member@pathlink.com> wrote in news:c7t8ec$1do6$1@digitaldaemon.com:
>> I've tried to use expat with digital mars compiler, but it seems not to
>> recognise the libraries.
>> [...]
>> Any ideea?
>> Maybe i do not use the proper parameters on the command line?
>
>I do not know about your particular problem but if you are interested wxWidgets build expat in their source tree with DMC without problems. Hope this helps,
>
>ABX

Try putting the library after main.cpp:

dmc main.cpp libexpat.lib

You cannot fail if you assume that a linker (including the GNU and Linux and FreeBSD linkers) resolves unknown symbols in one pass: it resolves unknown symbols from each file it processes from left to right on the command line.

adi wrote:

> I've tried to use expat with digital mars compiler, but it seems not to
> recognise the libraries.
> I've used the implib utility.
> The command line looks like this:
> 
> dmc -L/libexpat main.cpp
> 
> The code compiles well, but when i try to link it, i have the following
> messages:
> 
> link main,,,user32+kernel32/noi/libexpat;
> 
> OPTLINK (R) for Win32  Release 7.50B1
> Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001  All Rights Reserved
> 
> OPTLINK : Warning 9: Unknown Option : LIBEXPAT
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ParserFree
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_GetCurrentLineNumber
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ErrorString
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_GetErrorCode
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_Parse
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetCharacterDataHandler
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetElementHandler
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetUserData
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ParserCreate
> 
> --- errorlevel 9
> 
> Any ideea?
> Maybe i do not use the proper parameters on the command line?
> 
> Regards
> Adi
> 
> 

Thanks again for the fast reply,

It does not work this way. I've tried it. I have the same error message. I've tried it even with the linker.

I have another question is it possible to use lib files made with another compiler with digital mars or not. It seems that it is not.



In article <c7tkms$20id$1@digitaldaemon.com>, -scooter- says...
>
>Try putting the library after main.cpp:
>
>dmc main.cpp libexpat.lib
>
>You cannot fail if you assume that a linker (including the GNU and Linux and FreeBSD linkers) resolves unknown symbols in one pass: it resolves unknown symbols from each file it processes from left to right on the command line.
>
>adi wrote:
>
>> I've tried to use expat with digital mars compiler, but it seems not to
>> recognise the libraries.
>> I've used the implib utility.
>> The command line looks like this:
>> 
>> dmc -L/libexpat main.cpp
>> 
>> The code compiles well, but when i try to link it, i have the following messages:
>> 
>> link main,,,user32+kernel32/noi/libexpat;
>> 
>> OPTLINK (R) for Win32  Release 7.50B1
>> Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001  All Rights Reserved
>> 
>> OPTLINK : Warning 9: Unknown Option : LIBEXPAT
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ParserFree
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_GetCurrentLineNumber
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ErrorString
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_GetErrorCode
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_Parse
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetCharacterDataHandler
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetElementHandler
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetUserData
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ParserCreate
>> 
>> --- errorlevel 9
>> 
>> Any ideea?
>> Maybe i do not use the proper parameters on the command line?
>> 
>> Regards
>> Adi
>> 
>> 

The dm linker works with OMF files, not COFF files. There is a utility to convert from COFF libraries to OMF libraries, coff2omf.exe. www.digitalmars.com/ctg/coff2omf.html

Also, scooter is correct in how to specify a library file to dmc.

"adi" <adi_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:c7tv08$2fni$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Thanks again for the fast reply,
>
> It does not work this way. I've tried it. I have the same error message. I've tried it even with the linker.
>
> I have another question is it possible to use lib files made with another compiler with digital mars or not. It seems that it is not.
>
>
>
> In article <c7tkms$20id$1@digitaldaemon.com>, -scooter- says...
> >
> >Try putting the library after main.cpp:
> >
> >dmc main.cpp libexpat.lib
> >
> >You cannot fail if you assume that a linker (including the GNU and Linux
and
> >FreeBSD linkers) resolves unknown symbols in one pass: it resolves
unknown
> >symbols from each file it processes from left to right on the command
line.
> >
> >adi wrote:
> >
> >> I've tried to use expat with digital mars compiler, but it seems not to
> >> recognise the libraries.
> >> I've used the implib utility.
> >> The command line looks like this:
> >>
> >> dmc -L/libexpat main.cpp
> >>
> >> The code compiles well, but when i try to link it, i have the following messages:
> >>
> >> link main,,,user32+kernel32/noi/libexpat;
> >>
> >> OPTLINK (R) for Win32  Release 7.50B1
> >> Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001  All Rights Reserved
> >>
> >> OPTLINK : Warning 9: Unknown Option : LIBEXPAT
> >> main.obj(main)
> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ParserFree
> >> main.obj(main)
> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_GetCurrentLineNumber
> >> main.obj(main)
> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ErrorString
> >> main.obj(main)
> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_GetErrorCode
> >> main.obj(main)
> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_Parse
> >> main.obj(main)
> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetCharacterDataHandler
> >> main.obj(main)
> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetElementHandler
> >> main.obj(main)
> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetUserData
> >> main.obj(main)
> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ParserCreate
> >>
> >> --- errorlevel 9
> >>
> >> Any ideea?
> >> Maybe i do not use the proper parameters on the command line?
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> Adi
> >>
> >>
>
>

Just recompile the expat code into a .LIB and include that .LIB in your link command.
I have used expat with DMC for years!

Jan



adi wrote:

> I've tried to use expat with digital mars compiler, but it seems not to
> recognise the libraries.
> I've used the implib utility.
> The command line looks like this:
> 
> dmc -L/libexpat main.cpp
> 
> The code compiles well, but when i try to link it, i have the following
> messages:
> 
> link main,,,user32+kernel32/noi/libexpat;
> 
> OPTLINK (R) for Win32  Release 7.50B1
> Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001  All Rights Reserved
> 
> OPTLINK : Warning 9: Unknown Option : LIBEXPAT
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ParserFree
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_GetCurrentLineNumber
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ErrorString
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_GetErrorCode
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_Parse
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetCharacterDataHandler
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetElementHandler
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetUserData
> main.obj(main) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ParserCreate
> 
> --- errorlevel 9
> 
> Any ideea?
> Maybe i do not use the proper parameters on the command line?
> 
> Regards
> Adi
> 
> 


-- 
ManiaC++
Jan Knepper

But as for me and my household, we shall use Mozilla...
www.mozilla.org

adi wrote:
> Thanks again for the fast reply,
> 
> It does not work this way. I've tried it. I have the same error message. I've tried it even with the linker.
> 
> I have another question is it possible to use lib files made with another compiler with digital mars or not. It seems that it is not.

Your main problem, if it's not the library format, is the "-L/libexpat". If you take a look at the DMC compiler's options page (http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/sc.html), you'll immediately notice that "-L/" is used to specify options for the linker.

This means that "-L/libexpat" isn't an option OPTLINK understands. :-)

Thank you all a lot. After converting the lib with coff2omf the executable file
is generated. Unfortunatelly the program crashes when I try to parse the file.
The one compiled with mingw works well with the same code.
I will try and work on it some more.

Thank you all
Adi.

In article <c7u4dk$2npq$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Walter says...
>
>The dm linker works with OMF files, not COFF files. There is a utility to convert from COFF libraries to OMF libraries, coff2omf.exe. www.digitalmars.com/ctg/coff2omf.html
>
>Also, scooter is correct in how to specify a library file to dmc.
>
>"adi" <adi_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:c7tv08$2fni$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>> Thanks again for the fast reply,
>>
>> It does not work this way. I've tried it. I have the same error message. I've tried it even with the linker.
>>
>> I have another question is it possible to use lib files made with another compiler with digital mars or not. It seems that it is not.
>>
>>
>>
>> In article <c7tkms$20id$1@digitaldaemon.com>, -scooter- says...
>> >
>> >Try putting the library after main.cpp:
>> >
>> >dmc main.cpp libexpat.lib
>> >
>> >You cannot fail if you assume that a linker (including the GNU and Linux
>and
>> >FreeBSD linkers) resolves unknown symbols in one pass: it resolves
>unknown
>> >symbols from each file it processes from left to right on the command
>line.
>> >
>> >adi wrote:
>> >
>> >> I've tried to use expat with digital mars compiler, but it seems not to
>> >> recognise the libraries.
>> >> I've used the implib utility.
>> >> The command line looks like this:
>> >>
>> >> dmc -L/libexpat main.cpp
>> >>
>> >> The code compiles well, but when i try to link it, i have the following messages:
>> >>
>> >> link main,,,user32+kernel32/noi/libexpat;
>> >>
>> >> OPTLINK (R) for Win32  Release 7.50B1
>> >> Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001  All Rights Reserved
>> >>
>> >> OPTLINK : Warning 9: Unknown Option : LIBEXPAT
>> >> main.obj(main)
>> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ParserFree
>> >> main.obj(main)
>> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_GetCurrentLineNumber
>> >> main.obj(main)
>> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ErrorString
>> >> main.obj(main)
>> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_GetErrorCode
>> >> main.obj(main)
>> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_Parse
>> >> main.obj(main)
>> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetCharacterDataHandler
>> >> main.obj(main)
>> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetElementHandler
>> >> main.obj(main)
>> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetUserData
>> >> main.obj(main)
>> >> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ParserCreate
>> >>
>> >> --- errorlevel 9
>> >>
>> >> Any ideea?
>> >> Maybe i do not use the proper parameters on the command line?
>> >>
>> >> Regards
>> >> Adi
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>
>

Perhaps this is the next step I will try as the executable file still crashes when I try to parse the file (the odd thing is that it creates the parser without problems).

Thanks Adi

In article <c7umbv$q49$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Jan Knepper says...
>
>Just recompile the expat code into a .LIB and include that .LIB in your
>link command.
>I have used expat with DMC for years!
>
>Jan
>
>
>
>adi wrote:
>
>> I've tried to use expat with digital mars compiler, but it seems not to
>> recognise the libraries.
>> I've used the implib utility.
>> The command line looks like this:
>> 
>> dmc -L/libexpat main.cpp
>> 
>> The code compiles well, but when i try to link it, i have the following messages:
>> 
>> link main,,,user32+kernel32/noi/libexpat;
>> 
>> OPTLINK (R) for Win32  Release 7.50B1
>> Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001  All Rights Reserved
>> 
>> OPTLINK : Warning 9: Unknown Option : LIBEXPAT
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ParserFree
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_GetCurrentLineNumber
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ErrorString
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_GetErrorCode
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_Parse
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetCharacterDataHandler
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetElementHandler
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_SetUserData
>> main.obj(main)
>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _XML_ParserCreate
>> 
>> --- errorlevel 9
>> 
>> Any ideea?
>> Maybe i do not use the proper parameters on the command line?
>> 
>> Regards
>> Adi
>> 
>> 
>
>
>-- 
>ManiaC++
>Jan Knepper
>
>But as for me and my household, we shall use Mozilla... www.mozilla.org