Having troouble with syatic linking on MSYS2

Having troouble with syatic linking on MSYS2

iheartcoffee

Member #16,518

August 2016

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:

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  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

Member #3,861

September 2003

Try with this:

-Wl,-Bstatic mystaticlibs here -Wl,-Bdynamic mydynlibs here

"Code is like shit - it only smells if it is not yours"
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iheartcoffee

Member #16,518

August 2016

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

Major Reynaldo

May 2007

You're missing harfbuzz in your static library list. 'hb' can only mean harfbuzz I assume. That's a new addon for allegro.

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AceBlkwell

Member #13,038

July 2011

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

Major Reynaldo

May 2007

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

Member #16,518

August 2016

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

Major Reynaldo

May 2007

Sean it's telling you exactly what you need to link to, its bzip2.

AceBlkwell

Member #13,038

July 2011

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

Major Reynaldo

May 2007

Ace, if he was linking to the dll, it wouldn't say there was an undefined reference to bzip2 functions.

AceBlkwell

Member #13,038

July 2011

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

Member #16,518

August 2016

Thanks everyone. I had to link it to harfbuzz and bzip2 libraries and it worked.