Re: .lib exports not as expected...
"acc13" <andrew_chang1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1154363084.177073.18720@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
so I expect the .lib file to export the function
long __thiscall MyClass::MyFunction(wchar_t const *)
Instead the output from dumpbin shows that my lib file exports the
function,
long __thiscall MyClass::MyFunction(unsigned short const *)
and my test dll client program builds with a LNK2019 unresolved
external symbol.
What's the deal?
This is likely due to a difference in compiler options, specifically
/Zc:wchar_t
For VC6 and before, wchar_t is simple a typedef for unsigned short.
For VC7 and VC7.1, wchar_t is a unique type if the code is compiled with
/Zc:wchar_t and a typedef otherwise.
For VC8, wchar_t is a typedef is the code is compiled with /Zc:wchar_t-
(note carefully the trailing minus!) and a unique type otherwise.
This difference is manifested in the symbol name by using a different
"mangling" for the wchar_t type from that used for unsigned short.
Bottom line: check your compiler options on all projects carefully - you
apparently have a mismatched set.
-cd
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