undefined reference to __imp__pcre_free

[rv2931]

Hello

I work on windows plateforme  and mingw, I linked the pcre.lib library V7.0 and durint compilation, I have this message :
"undefined reference to __imp__pcre_free"

I don't manage to solve the problem, has anybody an idea ?

thx

RV

[dje]

Hi !

This forum is English only.
You probably need to add the library implementing __imp__pcre_free to the linker project settings.

Dje

[rv2931]

oups sorry,

Yes but I thought that the definition of pcre_free is in pcre.lib cause it is declared in pcre.h.
I linked it but it doesn't work, only for this function, the other function pcre_xxx don't seem to pose problems
?.?

[thomas]

Did you read the documentation?

If you want to statically link against the .a file, you must define PCRE_STATIC before including pcre.h, otherwise the pcre_malloc and pcre_free exported functions will be declared __declspec(dllimport), with hilarious results.

[rv2931]

ho, so, I'll do it
I didn't read the documentation, pcre is wellknown library, it is amazing that we have to do some stuff like that...

anyway

great thanks, I'll try that

[stahta01]

ho, so, I'll do it
I didn't read the documentation, pcre is wellknown library, it is amazing that we have to do some stuff like that...

anyway

great thanks, I'll try that

If you wish to become a real Windows programmer, you will find out that reading the documentation is needed to use any slightly complex Windows Library shipped as an DLL because of import/export issues.

Tim S