Static linking with a third (own) library in between

[realmsinthemists]

Am writing some extensions for Irrlicht in a library to link statically, just as Irrlicht will be linked.

So this gives me the solutions:

• Irrlicht (static lib, x64) (compiled with preprossecor macro _IRR_STATIC_LIB_)
• IrrlichtExtensions (static lib, x64)
• Sailors (exe, x64)

Note those are three solutions.

When starting earlier today I made this mess within two hours. First I got this same error as below thus adding _IRR_STATIC_LIB_ and getting the expected _ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL mismatch. The iterator error kept coming back. Had to do with how I included the header files. Since the code worked properly I decided to reorganise and put the extensions into its own static library, easy to publish when the time comes.

Thus expecting the next compiiler error but I am failing to solve this. So my problem is simple; What am I forgetting?
(Excluding the 'IrrlichtExtensions.lib' and its header doesn't do anything visible.)

Regards,
edit: fixed typos

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1>cSailors.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp_createDevice referenced in function "public: int __cdecl cSailors::Initialise(void)" (?Initialise@cSailors@@QEAAHXZ)
 

Directories and files used, double and tripple checked for correct directories and typos:

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$(MY_LIBS_EXT)irrlicht\v1_8_4\lib\Win64-visualStudio\Irrlicht_static.lib 
$(MY_LIBS_EXT)irrlicht\v1_8_4\lib\Win64-visualStudio\Irrlicht_static_debug.lib
$(MY_LIBS_EXT)irrlicht\v1_8_4\include\*.h
 

My static library: IrrlichtExtensions
(compiles correctly in both, debug and release)

IrrlichtExtensions Property Pages

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//      General:
//          Output Directory:                           $(SolutionDir)output\
//          Intermediate:                               $(SolutionDir)intermediate\$(ProjectName)_$(Platform)_$(Configuration)\
//          Target name (_DEBUG):                       $(ProjectName)_$(Platform)_$(Configuration)
//          Target name:                                $(ProjectName)_$(Platform)
//      C/C++
//          General:
//              Additional include directories:         $(MY_LIBS_EXT)$(MY_IRRLICHT)$(MY_IRRLICHT_VERSION)$(MY_IRRLICHT_INC);
//                                                      $(MY_LIBS_EXT)$(MY_IRRLICHT)$(MY_IRRLICHT_VERSION)source\irrlicht\
//          Code generation:
//              Runtime library (_DEBUG):               Multi - threaded Debug( / MTd )
//              Runtime library:                        Multi - threaded Debug( / MT )
//      Linker
//          General
//              Additional library directories:         $(MY_LIBS_EXT)$(MY_IRRLICHT)$(MY_IRRLICHT_VERSION)$(MY_IRRLICHT_LIB);
 

File: IrrlichtExtensions.h

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#pragma once
 
//#undef _ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL
//#define _ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL 0
 
//#ifndef _IRR_STATIC_LIB_
#define _IRR_STATIC_LIB_
//#endif
 
#include <irrlicht.h>
 
#include "include\IExtendedGeometryCreator.h"
#include "include\ISphereTerrainSceneNode.h"
 
#include "source\CCapsuleSceneNode.h"
#include "source\CExtendedGeometryCreator.h"
#include "source\cIrrlichtExtensions.h"
#include "source\CSphereTerrainSceneNode.h"
 
#ifdef _DEBUG
#pragma comment(lib, "Irrlicht_static_debug.lib")
#else
#pragma comment(lib, "Irrlicht_static.lib")
#endif
 

My executable: Sailors
(gives the compiler error)

Sailors Property Pages:

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//      General:
//          Output Directory:                           $(SolutionDir)output\
//          Intermediate:                               $(SolutionDir)intermediate\$(ProjectName)_$(Platform)_$(Configuration)\
//          Target name (_DEBUG):                       $(ProjectName)_$(Platform)_$(Configuration)
//          Target name:                                $(ProjectName)_$(Platform)
//      C/C++
//          General:
//              Additional include directories:         $(MY_LIBS_EXT)$(MY_IRRLICHT)$(MY_IRRLICHT_VERSION)$(MY_IRRLICHT_INC);
//                                                      D:\dev\Projects\IrrlichtExtensions\IrrlichtExtensions\
//          Code generation:
//              Runtime library (_DEBUG):               Multi - threaded Debug( / MTd )
//              Runtime library:                        Multi - threaded Debug( / MT )
//      Linker
//          General
//              Additional library directories:         $(MY_LIBS_EXT)$(MY_IRRLICHT)$(MY_IRRLICHT_VERSION)$(MY_IRRLICHT_LIB);
//                                                      D:\dev\Projects\IrrlichtExtensions\output\

File: Sailors.h

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#pragma once
 
//#undef _ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL
//#define _ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL 0
 
//#ifndef _IRR_STATIC_LIB_
#define _IRR_STATIC_LIB_
//#endif
 
#include <irrlicht.h>
#include <IrrlichtExtensions.h>
 
#ifdef _DEBUG
#pragma comment(lib, "Irrlicht_static_debug.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "IrrlichtExtensions_x64_Debug.lib")
#else
#pragma comment(lib, "Irrlicht_static.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "IrrlichtExtensions_x64.lib")
#endif
 

Sailors.cpp

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#include "Sailors.h"
#include "cSailors.h"
 
int main()
{
 
    int result = 0;
    cSailors sailors;
    
    if( ( result = sailors.Initialise() ) )
        return result;
 
    if( ( result = sailors.HaveFun() ) )
        return result;
 
    return 0;
 
}
 

[CuteAlien]

_ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL is about mixing debug & release versions of STL. Note that you can get VS to enforce another one by setting stuff like _ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL=0. Also that it shouldn't even matter to Irrlicht because we don't use STL (but try telling VS that...).
Also it's usually better doing the _IRR_STATIC_LIB_ defines in the project settings - that way it's ensured they are not missed in any files.
But in the end - can't tell much with this info. You don't link to Irrlicht for some reason - but don't know why.

[realmsinthemists]

Have put the static macro into the properties pages. Now it just compiles. Don't know why it wasn't working and why it kept complaining about the _ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL.

_ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL doesn't make sense anyway since I am linking all as debug to the debug exe.

Also the _IRR_STATIC_LIB_ doesn't make sense to me when it is set at the properties. Just because it is the first line in all projects I am using. But it seemed the solution though, so happy with it.

Am not linking irrlicht into the Irrlichtxtensions.lib only into the exe. Could that be the case, although I believe definitions are only needed when the declarations are (possible actually) called - which is only after linking everything into the exe.

In any case, I am happy to see it is compiling again so one can concentrate on the fun stuff.

Thanks,