iheartcoffee
I've been trying to statically link Allegro but I keep getting an error and I can't seem to figure out what it is:
1g++ -o allegro.exe allegro.o -static -lallegro_monolith-static -ljpeg -ldumb -lFLAC -lfreetype -lvorbisfile -lvorbis -logg -lphysfs -lpng16 -lz -ldsound -lgdiplus -luuid -lkernel32 -lwinmm -lpsapi -lopengl32 -lglu32 -luser32 -lcomdlg32 -lgdi32 -lshell32 -lole32 -ladvapi32 -lws2_32 -lshlwapi -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc -Wl,--subsystem,windows >> text.txt
2C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_face_globals_free':
3C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afglobal.c:408: undefined reference to `hb_font_destroy'
4C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afglobal.c:409: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_destroy'
5C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_get_coverage':
6C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:128: undefined reference to `hb_font_get_face'
7C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:136: undefined reference to `hb_ot_tags_from_script'
8C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:166: undefined reference to `hb_set_create'
9C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:167: undefined reference to `hb_ot_layout_collect_lookups'
10C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:174: undefined reference to `hb_set_is_empty'
11C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:185: undefined reference to `hb_set_create'
12C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:194: undefined reference to `hb_ot_layout_lookup_collect_glyphs'
13C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:186: undefined reference to `hb_set_next'
14C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:213: undefined reference to `hb_set_create'
15C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:214: undefined reference to `hb_ot_layout_collect_lookups'
16C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:225: undefined reference to `hb_set_create'
17C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:234: undefined reference to `hb_ot_layout_lookup_collect_glyphs'
18C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:226: undefined reference to `hb_set_next'
19C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:281: undefined reference to `hb_ot_layout_lookup_would_substitute'
20C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:275: undefined reference to `hb_set_next'
21C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:346: undefined reference to `hb_set_subtract'
22C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:353: undefined reference to `hb_set_next'
23C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:353: undefined reference to `hb_set_next'
24C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:386: undefined reference to `hb_set_destroy'
25C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:387: undefined reference to `hb_set_destroy'
26C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:388: undefined reference to `hb_set_destroy'
27C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:389: undefined reference to `hb_set_destroy'
28C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_face_globals_new':
29C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afglobal.c:362: undefined reference to `hb_ft_font_create'
30C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afglobal.c:363: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_create'
31C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_get_cluster':
32C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:469: undefined reference to `hb_font_set_scale'
33C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:481: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_clear_contents'
34C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:482: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_add_utf8'
35C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:485: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_guess_segment_properties'
36C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:489: undefined reference to `hb_shape'
37C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:506: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_clear_contents'
38C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:507: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_add_utf8'
39C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:508: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_guess_segment_properties'
40C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:509: undefined reference to `hb_shape'
41C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:511: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_get_glyph_infos'
42C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:512: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_get_glyph_infos'
43C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:531: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_get_length'
44C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:526: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_clear_contents'
45C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_get_elem':
46C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:558: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_get_glyph_infos'
47C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:559: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_get_glyph_positions'
48C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_buf_create':
49C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:431: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_create'
50C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_buf_destroy':
51C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:441: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_destroy'
52C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:441: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_destroy'
53C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_buf_create':
54C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:431: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_create'
55C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_buf_destroy':
56C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:441: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_destroy'
57C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_buf_create':
58C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:431: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_create'
59C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_buf_destroy':
60C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:441: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_destroy'
61C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_buf_create':
62C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:431: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_create'
63C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_buf_destroy':
64C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:441: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_destroy'
65C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:441: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_destroy'
66C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_buf_create':
67C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:431: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_create'
68C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_buf_destroy':
69C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:441: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_destroy'
70C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_buf_create':
71C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:431: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_create'
72C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_buf_destroy':
73C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:441: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_destroy'
74C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_buf_create':
75C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:431: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_create'
76C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(autofit.o): In function `af_shaper_buf_destroy':
77C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/autofit/afshaper.c:441: undefined reference to `hb_buffer_destroy'
78C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(ftbzip2.o): In function `ft_bzip2_file_done':
79C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/bzip2/ftbzip2.c:193: undefined reference to `BZ2_bzDecompressEnd'
80C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(ftbzip2.o): In function `ft_bzip2_file_fill_output':
81C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/bzip2/ftbzip2.c:304: undefined reference to `BZ2_bzDecompress'
82C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(ftbzip2.o): In function `ft_bzip2_file_reset':
83C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/bzip2/ftbzip2.c:222: undefined reference to `BZ2_bzDecompressEnd'
84C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/bzip2/ftbzip2.c:233: undefined reference to `BZ2_bzDecompressInit'
85C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(ftbzip2.o): In function `ft_bzip2_file_init':
86C:/msys64/home/jador/freetype-2.10.1/src/bzip2/ftbzip2.c:178: undefined reference to `BZ2_bzDecompressInit'
87collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
I don't know what I should do. When I remove the -static option it links. Help 
GullRaDriel
Try with this:
-Wl,-Bstatic mystaticlibs here -Wl,-Bdynamic mydynlibs here
iheartcoffee
I want to statically link all the libraries so that I don't have to distribute the DLL files.
I followed this to build the Allegro library. I also set the cmake option -SHARED=Off when building the library. What should I do?
Edgar Reynaldo
You're missing harfbuzz in your static library list. 'hb' can only mean harfbuzz I assume. That's a new addon for allegro.
AceBlkwell
Coffee,
I’m far from an expert here, but with MUCH coaching by Edgar I was able to get my program to statically link in Windows. I wasn’t so lucky in Linux. In any case, I can’t swear this will work but it did when I tried it using DevC++ portable. I used the Project Options to add these so I’m not 100% sure how to add at the command line . Oh and I am using Allegro 4 not 5. Not sure if that makes a difference or not either.
Linker parameters
-static
-lalleggl
-ljpgalleg
-lloadpng
-llogg
-lalleg-debug-static
-lvorbis
-lvorbisenc
-lvorbisfile
-logg
-lpng16
-lzlibstatic
-lkernel32
-luser32
-lgdi32
-lcomdlg32
-lole32
-ldinput
-lddraw
-ldxguid
-lwinmm
-ldsound
C++compiler parameter
-static-libstdc++
-static-libgcc
Also you need to add #define ALLEGRO_STATICLINK to the include section of each cpp file used.
Edgar correct me where I’m wrong.
Edgar Reynaldo
Here's an initial wiki page for static linking. We can fill it in over time.
https://github.com/liballeg/allegro_wiki/wiki/Static-Linking
iheartcoffee
I rebuilt Harfbuzz, Freetype and BZip2 libraries... but now I'm getting the following error:
g++ -o allegro.exe allegro.o -static -lallegro_monolith-static -ljpeg -ldumb -lFLAC -ltheora -lvorbisfile -lvorbis -logg -lphysfs -lfreetype -lharfbuzz -lpng16 -lz -ldsound -lgdiplus -luuid -lkernel32 -lwinmm -lpsapi -lopengl32 -lglu32 -luser32 -lcomdlg32 -lgdi32 -lshell32 -lole32 -ladvapi32 -lws2_32 -lshlwapi -lpthread -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc -Wl,--subsystem,windows C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(ftbzip2.c.obj):ftbzip2.c:(.text+0x217): undefined reference to `BZ2_bzDecompressInit' C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(ftbzip2.c.obj):ftbzip2.c:(.text+0x264): undefined reference to `BZ2_bzDecompressEnd' C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(ftbzip2.c.obj):ftbzip2.c:(.text+0x32c): undefined reference to `BZ2_bzDecompressEnd' C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(ftbzip2.c.obj):ftbzip2.c:(.text+0x3bb): undefined reference to `BZ2_bzDecompressInit' C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9.1.0/../../../../lib\libfreetype.a(ftbzip2.c.obj):ftbzip2.c:(.text+0x578): undefined reference to `BZ2_bzDecompress' collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
I rebuilt Allegro several times. I'm not sure what to do now.
Edgar Reynaldo
Sean it's telling you exactly what you need to link to, its bzip2.
AceBlkwell
Coffee, last time I had a similar error I was trying to compile a small program using Allegro. I got it set up and I linked to the allegro lib files but still got similar errors. Eventually I learn I needed the allegro dll file available.
In short is there a bzip dll file that is needed? Or are you confident the bzip lib files are in the lib path? Are the bzip.h file(s) included in the cpp file and in the include path?
Just thinking out loud.
Ace
Edgar Reynaldo
Ace, if he was linking to the dll, it wouldn't say there was an undefined reference to bzip2 functions.
AceBlkwell
Edgar, you are correct. I remember now. I got linker errors with out the dll file. The program compiled fine. However I did get a lot of undefined errors when I didn’t have the various paths set correctly and allegro files available. In Sean’s case bzip2 files.
Just brainstorming.
iheartcoffee
Thanks everyone. I had to link it to harfbuzz and bzip2 libraries and it worked.