Using gcc to build a DLL discovered and linked at runtime
Jim Kleckner
jek-cygwin@kleckner.net
Wed Jan 15 21:57:00 GMT 2003
I'm using a program called TradeStation that allows
specifying a path name to a DLL, specifying the
signature of a function to call, and then
loading/calling that function. The documentation is
very sparse for how to do this and probably built in
some way that depends in an obscure way on having a
Microsoft compiler such as VisualC++ or VisualBasic to
work properly. I am trying to use GCC under cygwin to
create a DLL that will dynamically open and running
into roadblocks.
A simple test file test.cpp:
#include "windef.h"
extern int __stdcall PPI(int);
__declspec(dllexport) int __stdcall PPI(int notused)
{
return 1;
}
commands used:
gcc -shared -mno-cygwin -Wl,--export-dynamic -Wl,--export-all-symbols
-c vmi.cpp
dlltool -e exports.o vmi.o -l vmi.lib
gcc -shared -mno-cygwin -Wl,--export-dynamic -Wl,--export-all-symbols
-shared exports.o vmi.o -o vmi.dll
The program just says "can't load user function".
I have tried various combinations of commands but am
wondering if there is something I'm missing. I'm
hoping to avoid getting out the ancient copy of VC5
from my shelf...
I will append cyg
Thanks - Jim
Resources for future travelers down this path:
I have looked at a variety of sources describing
using cygwin/gcc tools to build DLLs.
The manual is here:
http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/dll.html
This message contains a bug report with a complex
example that is interesting to examine:
http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2000-05/msg00663.html
This one describes a "ld/dlltool/ld/dlltool/ld trick":
http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-08/msg01002.html
It suggests that what I am trying to do should be
possible by just using the -shared flag.
Christopher Faylor indicates that the cygwin dll
cannot be linked at runtime because it is broken:
http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-08/msg01042.html
The dllhelpers stuff is also useful:
http://www.neuro.gatech.edu/users/cwilson/cygutils/dll-stuff/index.html
Output of cygcheck -s:
Cygwin Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics
Current System Time: Wed Jan 15 07:03:32 2003
Windows 2000 Professional Ver 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 3
Path: C:\cygwin\usr\local\bin
C:\cygwin\bin
C:\cygwin\bin
C:\cygwin\bin
c:\WINNT\system32
c:\WINNT
c:\WINNT\System32\Wbem
c:\Jim\bin
c:\Program Files\Perforce
c:\WinUnix\bin
C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin
SysDir: C:\WINNT\System32
WinDir: C:\WINNT
HOME = `c:\Jim '
MAKE_MODE = `unix'
USER = `jim'
Use `-r' to scan registry
c: hd NTFS 19053Mb 78% CP CS UN PA FC
d: cd N/A N/A
. /cygdrive user
textmode,cygdrive
C:\cygwin / system
textmode
c: /cygdrive/c system
textmode
C:\cygwin/bin /usr/bin system
textmode
C:\cygwin/lib /usr/lib system
textmode
C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts system binmode
. /cygdrive user
textmode,cygdrive
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Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cat.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cpp.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\find.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\gcc.exe
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Cygwin DLL version info:
DLL version: 1.3.18
DLL epoch: 19
DLL bad signal mask: 19005
DLL old termios: 5
DLL malloc env: 28
API major: 0
API minor: 69
Shared data: 3
DLL identifier: cygwin1
Mount registry: 2
Cygnus registry name: Cygnus Solutions
Cygwin registry name: Cygwin
Program options name: Program Options
Cygwin mount registry name: mounts v2
Cygdrive flags: cygdrive flags
Cygdrive prefix: cygdrive prefix
Cygdrive default prefix:
Build date: Wed Dec 25 15:37:50 EST 2002
Shared id: cygwin1S3
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