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DSSS problem
Dec 19, 2008
Tim M
Dec 19, 2008
Tim M
Dec 19, 2008
Sergey Gromov
Dec 19, 2008
Tim M
December 19, 2008
Hi I am using dsss and I'm not sure if I'm not using it right or there is a bug in it. I have 2 projects using the same dsss.conf and sharing a lot of common code. The linking of a large resource file makes the .exe I expect to be a lot larger leaving the other alot smaller but code from the smaller one becomes the code for both. AFAIK I should be doing a 'dsss build' to build all my projects or a 'dsss build proj' for just one. And use A dsss.conf like this:

name = proja
[proj1.d]
target = proja
buildflags+=-L/rc:resources\proj1.res
buildflags+=-gui

name = projb
[proj2.d]
target = projb
buildflags+=-L/rc:resources\proj2.res
buildflags+=-gui

I was testing proj1 for a while fine then I tried a 'dsss build' to rebuild all of them and the problem started. It is re-produceable but random. Could anyone please provide an example dsss.conf. I am not ready to post full sollution.
December 19, 2008
NVM I have found that it was caused by both projects had the same namespace.
December 19, 2008
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:01:09 +1300, Tim M wrote:

> Hi I am using dsss and I'm not sure if I'm not using it right or there is a bug in it. I have 2 projects using the same dsss.conf and sharing a lot of common code. The linking of a large resource file makes the .exe I expect to be a lot larger leaving the other alot smaller but code from the smaller one becomes the code for both. AFAIK I should be doing a 'dsss build' to build all my projects or a 'dsss build proj' for just one. And use A dsss.conf like this:
> 
> name = proja
> [proj1.d]
> target = proja
> buildflags+=-L/rc:resources\proj1.res
> buildflags+=-gui
> 
> name = projb
> [proj2.d]
> target = projb
> buildflags+=-L/rc:resources\proj2.res
> buildflags+=-gui
> 
> I was testing proj1 for a while fine then I tried a 'dsss build' to rebuild all of them and the problem started. It is re-produceable but random. Could anyone please provide an example dsss.conf. I am not ready to post full sollution.

You don't mention the problem itself.  What happens, what's wrong?

As to your dsss.conf file.  If what you pasted is the contents of one file then there is at least one problem.  The 'name' property is global, and there can be only one.  What you have now is a global 'name' property set to 'proja' and another 'name' property in section 'proj1.d' set to 'projb'.  That's because everything after [proj1.d] belongs to the 'proj1.d' section, regardless of empty lines you put there.

Basically that name=xxx global parameter seems to mean nothing.  When you say 'dsss build proja' DSSS searches for a section named 'proja' or a section with a target named 'proja'.
December 19, 2008
I did metion the problem. In my first post I said that one project has the code from the other rather than it's own code. It's linked with an image resource but because it's using the other's code it nothing but extra megs that are unused. Re-read.


On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:06:55 +1300, Sergey Gromov <snake.scaly@gmail.com> wrote:

> Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:01:09 +1300, Tim M wrote:
>
>> Hi I am using dsss and I'm not sure if I'm not using it right or there is
>> a bug in it. I have 2 projects using the same dsss.conf and sharing a lot
>> of common code. The linking of a large resource file makes the .exe I
>> expect to be a lot larger leaving the other alot smaller but code from the
>> smaller one becomes the code for both. AFAIK I should be doing a 'dsss
>> build' to build all my projects or a 'dsss build proj' for just one. And
>> use A dsss.conf like this:
>>
>> name = proja
>> [proj1.d]
>> target = proja
>> buildflags+=-L/rc:resources\proj1.res
>> buildflags+=-gui
>>
>> name = projb
>> [proj2.d]
>> target = projb
>> buildflags+=-L/rc:resources\proj2.res
>> buildflags+=-gui
>>
>> I was testing proj1 for a while fine then I tried a 'dsss build' to
>> rebuild all of them and the problem started. It is re-produceable but
>> random. Could anyone please provide an example dsss.conf. I am not ready
>> to post full sollution.
>
> You don't mention the problem itself.  What happens, what's wrong?
>
> As to your dsss.conf file.  If what you pasted is the contents of one
> file then there is at least one problem.  The 'name' property is global,
> and there can be only one.  What you have now is a global 'name'
> property set to 'proja' and another 'name' property in section 'proj1.d'
> set to 'projb'.  That's because everything after [proj1.d] belongs to
> the 'proj1.d' section, regardless of empty lines you put there.
>
> Basically that name=xxx global parameter seems to mean nothing.  When
> you say 'dsss build proja' DSSS searches for a section named 'proja' or
> a section with a target named 'proja'.