Re: Help is needed to compile C program using Visual Studie 2005

From:
wtxwtx@gmail.com
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.language
Date:
7 Jun 2006 18:50:41 -0700
Message-ID:
<1149731440.965727.192610@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>
Hi,
I tried the following ways:
A.
1. Change my file name filter.c to filter.cpp;
2. Compile it;
Same error as before in the above 2 situations.

B.
Add stdafx.cpp that contains one statement:
The file is:
// stdafx.cpp : source file that includes just the standard includes
// Filter.pch will be the pre-compiled header
// stdafx.obj will contain the pre-compiled type information

#include "stdafx.h"

// TODO: reference any additional headers you need in STDAFX.H
// and not in this file

Same errors as before.

C. Only using stdafx.cpp without any my files.
Error information:
Error 1 error C2859: c:\0-filter\newfilter\filter\debug\vc80.pdb is not
the pdb file that was used when this precompiled header was created,
recreate the precompiled
header. c:\0-filter\newfilter\filter\filter\stdafx.cpp
Error 2 error C2859: c:\0-filter\newfilter\filter\debug\vc80.idb is not
the idb file that was used when this precompiled header was created,
recreate the precompiled
header. c:\0-filter\newfilter\filter\filter\stdafx.cpp

D. Project contains 2 files:
filter.cpp
stdafx.cpp

Error information:
Error 1 error C2859: c:\0-filter\newfilter\filter\debug\vc80.pdb is not
the pdb file that was used when this precompiled header was created,
recreate the precompiled
header. c:\0-filter\newfilter\filter\filter\stdafx.cpp
Error 2 error C2859: c:\0-filter\newfilter\filter\debug\vc80.idb is not
the idb file that was used when this precompiled header was created,
recreate the precompiled
header. c:\0-filter\newfilter\filter\filter\stdafx.cpp
Error 3 error C2859: c:\0-filter\newfilter\filter\debug\vc80.pdb is not
the pdb file that was used when this precompiled header was created,
recreate the precompiled
header. c:\0-filter\newfilter\filter\filter.cpp 60
Error 4 error C2859: c:\0-filter\newfilter\filter\debug\vc80.idb is not
the idb file that was used when this precompiled header was created,
recreate the precompiled
header. c:\0-filter\newfilter\filter\filter.cpp 60
Error 5 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'iostream.h': No
such file or directory c:\0-filter\newfilter\filter\filter.cpp 65

The following is the text of filter.c:
// This program VHDL-Filter is to generate different versions of *.vhd
// In the input *.vhd, it handles 5 statements defined in C/C++
// #define
// #ifdef
// #ifndef
// #else
// #endif
//
// 1. After passing through the VHDL-Filter program, it will generate
an output file whose name has the following format:
// InputFileName-A-B.vhd,
// where A is the first defined variable, B second and so on.
// 2. If defined variable has a dash, only part after last dash is
appended to the output file name
//
// For example
// #define Chip_A
// #define debug
// input file name is 7460-X, then the output file name would be
7460-X-A-debug.vhd

// limitations:
// 1. '#' must be the first char of a line for above 5 key words to be
regconized;
// 2. Variable for #define, #ifdef and #ifndef must at the same row as
#define, #ifdef and #ifndef;
// 3. Variable for #define, #ifdef and #ifndef must be terminated by
space, tab or newline so that it can be recognized as variable;
// 4. The length of input file paths and name must be less than 256;
// 5. The length of each line of input file must be less than 256;
// 6. The number of defined variables must be less than 10;
//

// New feathers:
// 1. The program can generate 3 special versions:
// a. one is assumed to have Chip_A option built in the program
// b. one is assumed to have Chip_B option built in the program
// c. none is assumed to be built in the program
// So executing one of 3 different versions will generate 3
different VHDL versions for Chip_A or Chip_B, or no Chip_A/Chip_B
// without changing the original VHDL file.

// Command input format:
// VHDL-Filter
// program will ask to enter input file path and name after it starts

// How to create a new project with different file names:
// 1. Create new directory under C:
// 2. Create new project with Visual C++;
// 3. Select newly created directory as project directory
// 4. Select Win32 Console application without any new files;
// 5. Open 5425-PCI-X.c, save it as it has project name at the new
project directory
// 6. Click Build/Compile ..., get new file compiled;
// 7. Click Build/Set Active Configuration, and select Win32 release
// 8. Clock Build/Build ..., a new project is build;
// 9. Move xxx.exe from c:\...\release directory to background of
monitor; The icon would take the C file name;

// used to generate 3 different versions for Chip_A, Chip_B or no
Chip_A/Chip_B
// If Chip_A version is to be generated, leave row '#define Chip_A'
uncommented and comment out row '#define Chip_B'

//#define Chip_A
//#define Chip_B
//#define Chip_C
#define Chip_D

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <sys/stat.h> // for constant _S_IWRITE in chmod()
#include <stdio.h>
#include <io.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <iostream.h>
#include <direct.h>

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) // new interface
//int main(int argc) {
   int IfdefLevel = 0; // number of levels of #ifdef &
#ifndef started from bigining
   int NoCopyLevel = 0; // number of levels not to copy, = 0:
enable copy; > 0: not copy
   char InputFileName[256] =
"c:\\0-pci-core-x\\5425-X\\5425_X_6C0.vhd";
// char InputFileName[256] =
"c:\\0-pci-core-x\\5425-PCI-X\\5425-PCI-X-SDRAM-700.vhd";
// char InputFileName[256] =
"c:\\0-pci-core-x\\7460-x\\7460_700.vhd";
// char InputFileName[256] =
"c:\\0-pci-core-x\\5425-PCI-X\\5425-PCI-X-SDRAM-700.vhd";
// char InputFileName[256] =
"c:\\0-pci-core-x\\5425-X\\5425_X_700.vhd";
   char OutputFileName[256];
   char InputLine[256];
   char pTempName[] = "filter";
   char Extension[20]; // input file extension with '.'
   int IsExtension = 0;
   char* pOutputFileNameEnd;
   char* p1;
   char* p2;
   char* pVariable; // ptrs to defined variable after
#define, #ifdef, #ifndef
   FILE* pFILEInput;
   FILE* pFILEOutput;
   char DefinedVariableArray[10][256];
   int DefinedVariableArrayIndex = 0, i;
   // Old: upon entering this program working dir
   // New: dir where input file resides
   char OldWorkingDir[256];
   int IsNewWorkingDir = 0, Line = 0;
   int DefineChipA = 0, DefineChipB = 0, DefineChipC = 0, DefineChipD
= 0; // indicator for define statements: #define Chip_A/Chip_B

#ifdef Chip_A
   DefineChipA = 1;
#endif

#ifdef Chip_B
   DefineChipB = 1;
#endif

#ifdef Chip_C
   DefineChipC = 1;
#endif

#ifdef Chip_D
   DefineChipD = 1;
#endif

   // get old working dir
   _getcwd(OldWorkingDir, sizeof OldWorkingDir);

   // if there is no input file name, ask users to input
   while(1) {
      if(argc = 1)
         break;
      printf("\nPlease input your file path & name\n");
      // InputFileName -->path/name
      p1 = gets(InputFileName);
      if(p1 == NULL)
         continue;
      else
         break;
   };
   // change subdirectory where input file resides as current working
directory
   // assume input file carries its dir path by searching its last '/'
or '\\'
   p1 = strrchr(InputFileName, '/');
   // if path name is found
   if((p1 != NULL)) {
      // separate path from its name
      *p1 = '\0';
      IsNewWorkingDir = 1;
      // change directory where input file resides as current working
dir
      chdir(InputFileName);
      // output file name has the same name as input file name except
that
      // it will be appended by names defined in #define of input file
      strcpy(OutputFileName, ++p1);
      // restore full input file name
      *--p1 = '/';
   } else {
      // path marks '/' or '\' are exchangable in Window
      p1 = strrchr(InputFileName, '\\');
      if((p1 != NULL)) {
         // separate path from its name
         *p1 = '\0';
         IsNewWorkingDir = 1;
         // change directory input resides as current working dir
         chdir(InputFileName);
         // output file name has the same name as input file name
except that
         // it will be appended by names defined in #define
         strcpy(OutputFileName, ++p1);
         // restore full input file name
         *--p1 = '\\';
      } else {
         // no path is found, don't change dir
         strcpy(OutputFileName, InputFileName);
      }
   };

   // try to find its extention
   p1 = strchr(OutputFileName, '.');
   // if input file has extension, keep it with output file
   if(p1 != NULL) {
      IsExtension = 1;
      strncpy(Extension, p1, sizeof Extension);
   };

   // OutputFileName contains input file name
   pFILEInput = fopen(OutputFileName, "r");
   if(pFILEInput == NULL) {
      printf("\nFail to open input file: %s\n", InputFileName);
      gets(InputFileName);
      return(1);
   };

   // first output file name is a temparory name, after new file name
is established, change it back to new name
   pFILEOutput = fopen(pTempName, "wt");
   if(pFILEOutput == NULL) {
      perror(pTempName);
      printf("\nFail to open output file %s:\n", pTempName);
      // close opend input file
      fclose(pFILEInput);
      gets(InputFileName);
      return(2);
   };

   // pOutputFileNameEnd --> char position to be overwritten by new
appending string
   pOutputFileNameEnd = strchr(OutputFileName, '.');
   // if input file name doen't contain extention
   if(pOutputFileNameEnd == NULL)
      // pOutputFileNameEnd --> the last char
      pOutputFileNameEnd = strchr(OutputFileName, '\0');
   else
      // pOutputFileNameEnd --> end of OutputFileName
      *pOutputFileNameEnd = '\0';

   while(1) {
      if(DefineChipA) {
         strcpy(InputLine, "#define Chip-A");
         p1 = InputLine;
         DefineChipA = 0;

      } else if(DefineChipB) {
         strcpy(InputLine, "#define Chip-B");
         p1 = InputLine;
         DefineChipB = 0;

      } else if(DefineChipC) {
         strcpy(InputLine, "#define Chip-C");
         p1 = InputLine;
         DefineChipC = 0;

      } else if(DefineChipD) {
         strcpy(InputLine, "#define Chip-D");
         p1 = InputLine;
         DefineChipD = 0;

      } else {
         Line++;
         // get a line
         p1 = fgets(InputLine, sizeof InputLine, pFILEInput);
      };

      // if file ends, quit the while loop
      if(p1 == NULL)
         break;
      if(InputLine[0] != '#') {
         // copy or not copy a line from input file to output file
based on current NoCopyLevel value
         // it is determined by #ifdef, #idndef, #endif appearances in
the file
         if(NoCopyLevel == 0)
            fputs(InputLine, pFILEOutput);
         continue;

      // line starts with '#'
      } else {
         // print out '#' lines
         printf("\nAt line %d: %s \n", Line, InputLine);

         // #define handling
         if(InputLine[1] == 'd' && //#define found
            InputLine[2] == 'e' &&
            InputLine[3] == 'f' &&
            InputLine[4] == 'i' &&
            InputLine[5] == 'n' &&
            InputLine[6] == 'e') {
            // to get variable name defined by #define
            pVariable = strtok(&InputLine[7], " \t\n");
            // on return pVariable --> variable or NULL
            if(pVariable == NULL) {
               printf("\nFormat: #define variable \nor VARIABLE MUST BE
ON THE SAME LINE AS #define");
               fclose(pFILEOutput);
               fclose(pFILEInput);
               gets(InputFileName);
               return(3);
            };
            // if the variable has no '-', append full defined variable
to output file name
            // if the variable has '-', append the substring after dash
to the output file name
            *pOutputFileNameEnd++ = '-';
            p2 = strchr(pVariable, '-');
            // pOutputFileNameEnd --> first char after string, but not
a
            if(p2 == NULL) {
               //append full defined variable name
               strcpy(pOutputFileNameEnd, pVariable);
               pOutputFileNameEnd += strlen(pVariable);
            } else {
               //append substring to the output file name
               strcpy(pOutputFileNameEnd, ++p2);
            // let pOutputFileNameEnd ptr to '\0' after string
               pOutputFileNameEnd += strlen(p2);
            };
            //put a new defined variable into defined variable array
            if(DefinedVariableArrayIndex >= 9) {
               printf("\nToo #define statements: > 10");
               fclose(pFILEOutput);
               fclose(pFILEInput);
               gets(InputFileName);
               return(4);
            } else {

strcpy(DefinedVariableArray[DefinedVariableArrayIndex++], pVariable);
               continue;
            };

         // #ifdef handling
         } else if( InputLine[1] == 'i' &&
                  InputLine[2] == 'f' &&
                  InputLine[3] == 'd' &&
                  InputLine[4] == 'e' &&
                  InputLine[5] == 'f') { //#ifdef found
            // enter next level of #ifdef & #ifndef
            IfdefLevel++;
            // to get variable name defined by #define
            pVariable = strtok(&InputLine[6], " \t\n");
            if(pVariable == NULL) {
               printf("\nFormat: #ifdef variable \nor VARIABLE MUST BE
ON THE SAME LINE AS #ifdef");
               fclose(pFILEOutput);
               fclose(pFILEInput);
               gets(InputFileName);
               return(5);
            };

            // if it is at no copy zone, just increase no copy level by
1
            if(NoCopyLevel)
               NoCopyLevel++;

            // it is at copy zone
            else {
               i = 0;
               //search to determine if it is a defined variable
               while(i < DefinedVariableArrayIndex) {
                  // if there is a match
                  if(strcmp(pVariable, DefinedVariableArray[i]) == 0) {
                     break;
                  } else
                     i++;
               };
               // if not found, increase no copy level by 1
               if(i == DefinedVariableArrayIndex)
                  NoCopyLevel++;
            };

         // #ifudef handling
         } else if( InputLine[1] == 'i' &&
                  InputLine[2] == 'f' &&
                  InputLine[3] == 'n' &&
                  InputLine[4] == 'd' &&
                  InputLine[5] == 'e' &&
                  InputLine[6] == 'f') { //#ifdef found
            // enter next level of #ifdef & #ifndef
            IfdefLevel++;
            // to get variable name defined by #define
            pVariable = strtok(&InputLine[7], " \t\n");
            if(pVariable == NULL) {
               printf("\nFormat: #ifndef variable \nor VARIABLE MUST BE
ON THE SAME LINE AS #ifndef");
               fclose(pFILEOutput);
               fclose(pFILEInput);
               gets(InputFileName);
               return(6);
            };

            // if it is at no copy zone, just increase no copy level by
1
            if(NoCopyLevel)
               NoCopyLevel++;

            // it is at copy zone
            else {
               i = 0;
               //search to determine if it is a defined variable
               while(i < DefinedVariableArrayIndex) {
                  // if there is a match
                  if(strcmp(pVariable, DefinedVariableArray[i++]) == 0)
{
                     NoCopyLevel++;
                     break;
                  };
               };
            };

         // #else handling
         } else if( InputLine[1] == 'e' &&
                  InputLine[2] == 'l' &&
                  InputLine[3] == 's' &&
                  InputLine[4] == 'e') { //#else is found
            // if IfdefLevel = 0, error
            if(IfdefLevel == 0) {
               printf("Error for #else at line: %d", Line);
               fclose(pFILEOutput);
               fclose(pFILEInput);
               gets(InputFileName);
               return(7);
            }
            // at copy zone
            if(NoCopyLevel == 0)
               NoCopyLevel = 1;

            // at no copy zone
            else if(NoCopyLevel == 1)
               NoCopyLevel = 0;

         // #endif handling
         } else if( InputLine[1] == 'e' &&
                  InputLine[2] == 'n' &&
                  InputLine[3] == 'd' &&
                  InputLine[4] == 'i' &&
                  InputLine[5] == 'f') {
            //#endif is found
            if(IfdefLevel == 0) {
               printf("Error for #endif at line: %d", Line);
               fclose(pFILEOutput);
               fclose(pFILEInput);
               gets(InputFileName);
               return(8);
            } else {
               // exit one level of #ifdef & #ifndef
               IfdefLevel--;
               // exit one level of no copy zone if it is
               if(NoCopyLevel)
                  NoCopyLevel--;
            };
         } else {
            printf("'\n'Error: none of '#ifdefine' '#ifdef' '#ifndef'
'#else' '#endif' at line: %d'\n'%d", Line, InputLine);
            fclose(pFILEOutput);
            fclose(pFILEInput);
            gets(InputFileName);
            return(9);
         };
      };
   };
   fclose(pFILEOutput);
   fclose(pFILEInput);
   if(IsExtension)
      // input file extension
      strcat(OutputFileName, Extension);
   else
      // default extension
      strcat(OutputFileName, ".vhd");

   // change file read only mode if it is, otherwise a read only file
cannot be removed
   chmod(OutputFileName, _S_IWRITE);
   // delete previously generated file if any
   remove(OutputFileName);
   // rename new output file name: InputName-
   rename(pTempName, OutputFileName);
   // change file read only mode if it is, otherwise a read only file
cannot be removed
   chmod(OutputFileName, _S_IREAD);
   // restore new working dir to old working dir
   if(IsNewWorkingDir)
      chdir(OldWorkingDir);
   printf("\nNew file %s is established", OutputFileName);
   gets(InputFileName);
   return(0);
};

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