dll and lib problem

[dalore]

Hello,

I'm trying to create a project that has a dll component. The problem seems to be that there is a missing .def file. Am I right in thinking that "abld freeze" is meant to generate the .def file, or do I have to write it by hand?

Here is the output from abld.

C:\code\Messaging_client_s60\group>abld -v build armi urel
  make -r  -f "\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP
\EXPORT.make" EXPORT
Nothing to do
  make -r  -f "\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP
\ARMI.make" MAKEFILE
perl -S makmake.pl -D \CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP\MINOTAUR ARMI
perl -S makmake.pl -D \CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP\MINOTAURMODEL ARMI
WARNING: Frozen .DEF file \CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\BMARM\MINOTAURMODELU.DEF no
t found - project not frozen
  make -r  -f "\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP
\ARMI.make" LIBRARY
make   -r -f "\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP\
MINOTAUR\ARMI\MINOTAUR.ARMI" LIBRARY
make[1]: Entering directory `C:/CODE/MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60/GROUP'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `LIBRARY'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/CODE/MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60/GROUP'
make   -r -f "\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP\
MINOTAURMODEL\ARMI\MINOTAURMODEL.ARMI" LIBRARY
make[1]: Entering directory `C:/CODE/MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60/GROUP'
WARNING: Not attempting to create any import libraries.
When exports are frozen in "\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\BMARM\MINOTAURMODELU.DEF"
, regenerate Makefile.
make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/CODE/MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60/GROUP'
  make -r  -f "\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP
\ARMI.make" RESOURCE CFG=UREL
make   -r -f "\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP\
MINOTAUR\ARMI\MINOTAUR.ARMI" RESOURCEUREL
make[1]: Entering directory `C:/CODE/MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60/GROUP'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `RESOURCEUREL'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/CODE/MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60/GROUP'
make   -r -f "\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP\
MINOTAURMODEL\ARMI\MINOTAURMODEL.ARMI" RESOURCEUREL
make[1]: Entering directory `C:/CODE/MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60/GROUP'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `RESOURCEUREL'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/CODE/MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60/GROUP'
  make -r  -f "\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP
\ARMI.make" TARGET CFG=UREL
make   -r -f "\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP\
MINOTAUR\ARMI\MINOTAUR.ARMI" UREL
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `..\..\..\SYMBIAN\SERIES60_CW\EPOC32\RELEASE
\ARMI\UREL\MINOTAURMODEL.LIB', needed by `..\..\..\SYMBIAN\SERIES60_CW\EPOC32\RE
LEASE\ARMI\UREL\MINOTAUR.APP'.  Stop.
make[1]: Entering directory `C:/CODE/MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60/GROUP'
make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/CODE/MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60/GROUP'
make: *** [TARGETMINOTAUR] Error 2
  make -r  -f "\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP
\ARMI.make" FINAL CFG=UREL

C:\code\Messaging_client_s60\group>abld -v freeze
  make -r  -f "\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP
\THUMB.make" FREEZE
make   -r -f "\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP\
MINOTAUR\THUMB\MINOTAUR.THUMB" FREEZE
make[1]: \Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP\MINOT
AUR\THUMB\MINOTAUR.THUMB: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESS
AGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP\MINOTAUR\THUMB\MINOTAUR.THUMB'.  Stop.
make[1]: Entering directory `C:/CODE/MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60/GROUP'
make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/CODE/MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60/GROUP'
make: *** [FREEZEMINOTAUR] Error 2
  make -r  -f "\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP
\ARMI.make" FREEZE
make   -r -f "\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP\
MINOTAUR\ARMI\MINOTAUR.ARMI" FREEZE
make[1]: Entering directory `C:/CODE/MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60/GROUP'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `FREEZE'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/CODE/MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60/GROUP'
make   -r -f "\Symbian\Series60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP\
MINOTAURMODEL\ARMI\MINOTAURMODEL.ARMI" FREEZE
make[1]: Entering directory `C:/CODE/MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60/GROUP'
perl -S efreeze.pl "\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\BMARM\MINOTAURMODELU.DEF" "..\..\
..\SYMBIAN\SERIES60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP\MINOTAURMODE
L\ARMI\MINOTAURMODEL.def"
WARNING: \CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\BMARM\MINOTAURMODELU.DEF: File not found - O
K if freezing for first time
EFREEZE ERROR: \SYMBIAN\SERIES60_CW\EPOC32\BUILD\CODE\MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60\GROUP
\MINOTAURMODEL\ARMI\MINOTAURMODEL.def: File not found
make[1]: *** [FREEZE] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/CODE/MESSAGING_CLIENT_S60/GROUP'
make: *** [FREEZEMINOTAURMODEL] Error 2

Can someone help point me in the right direction of what I'm doing wrong.

[laa-laa]

An entry in the def file is generated when the compiler sees an IMPORT_C keyword.

Check that your library API functions have IMPORT_C in their header declarations and EXPORT_C in their definitions unless they are virtual functions (which are always exported).

When developing the library, you can have the EXPORTUNFROZEN keyword in your MMP file. When the API is finished, remove the keyword and abld freeze the API. This way it's easier to change the API when developing.

Lauri

[dalore]

hmm i fixed the problem

what i did was the clean out all the old stale files from epoc32 directory and subdirs

reorder the ordering of the lib files in the mmp file
and in the inf file

and it seemed to work this time

[manivannancoimbatore]

hi,
Just make sure you have these steps done:
1. Check whether you have any import or export functions in your DLL. U need to have some export functions in your DLL which is need to be used by other files
2. make sure, you repeat the following procedure:
abld build
abld freeze
abld build


and voila.. it should would ..cheers