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digitalmars.D.ide - Visual D in Visual Studio 2013 on Win 8.1 with DMD x64 Linker Problem

reply "Tyler Jensen" <tyler tsjensen.com> writes:
Question and answer in one. I found the answer to my question not 
long after composing the question. Posted here for others who are 
on the bleeding OS edge as well.

My environment:
   Running Windows 8.1.
   Visual Studio 2013 Premium installed.
   Install Visual D with VisualD-v0.3.37.exe.

Create new D console app DMD/GDC.

Switch solution config to "Debug DMD|x64"

Hit F6 to build and get the following:

------ Build started: Project: ConsoleApp1, Configuration: Debug 
DMD x64 ------
Building Debug DMD x64\ConsoleApp1.exe...
LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'user32.lib'
Building Debug DMD x64\ConsoleApp1.exe failed!
------

How to fix this? That is the question.

Partial answer found in known issues page: 
http://rainers.github.io/visuald/visuald/KnownIssues.html

That fix did not work but it led to trying this change to sc.ini 
(only showing changed lines):

; environment for both 32/64 bit
[Environment]
LIB="% P%\..\lib";\dm\lib;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows 
Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x86";%DMD_LIB%
; original LIB="% P%\..\lib"

[Environment32]
; original LIB="% P%\..\lib"
LIB="% P%\..\lib";\dm\lib;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows 
Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x86";%DMD_LIB%

[Environment64]
; original LIB="% P%\..\lib64"
LIB="% P%\..\lib64";\dm\lib;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows 
Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x64";%DMD_LIB%
Nov 17 2013
next sibling parent reply Rainer Schuetze <r.sagitario gmx.de> writes:
Thanks for the report.

On 18.11.2013 00:41, Tyler Jensen wrote:

 Question and answer in one. I found the answer to my question not long
 after composing the question. Posted here for others who are on the
 bleeding OS edge as well.

 My environment:
    Running Windows 8.1.
    Visual Studio 2013 Premium installed.
    Install Visual D with VisualD-v0.3.37.exe.

 Create new D console app DMD/GDC.

 Switch solution config to "Debug DMD|x64"

 Hit F6 to build and get the following:

 ------ Build started: Project: ConsoleApp1, Configuration: Debug DMD x64
 ------
 Building Debug DMD x64\ConsoleApp1.exe...
 LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'user32.lib'
 Building Debug DMD x64\ConsoleApp1.exe failed!
 ------

 How to fix this? That is the question.

 Partial answer found in known issues page:
 http://rainers.github.io/visuald/visuald/KnownIssues.html


This is a bit out of date, it should not be necessary anymore with newer 
versions of Visual D.


 That fix did not work but it led to trying this change to sc.ini (only
 showing changed lines):

 ; environment for both 32/64 bit
 [Environment]
 LIB="% P%\..\lib";\dm\lib;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows
 Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x86";%DMD_LIB%
 ; original LIB="% P%\..\lib"

 [Environment32]
 ; original LIB="% P%\..\lib"
 LIB="% P%\..\lib";\dm\lib;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows
 Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x86";%DMD_LIB%


You should not pass the path to COFF libraries in the SDK to the Win32 
linker, it only understands libraries in OMF format (coffimplib needed 
to convert the libraries).


 [Environment64]
 ; original LIB="% P%\..\lib64"
 LIB="% P%\..\lib64";\dm\lib;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows
 Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x64";%DMD_LIB%


What version of DMD are you using? DMD 2.064 was tweaked to have the 
path to the SDK libraries in sc.ini. Unfortunately it is not working 
with the Windows SDK 8.1, as Microsoft changed the SDK layout again.

Visual D also allows setting additional library paths in the 
Tools->Options->Project and Solution->Visual D Settings->DMD 
Directories->x64 page.
Nov 17 2013
parent reply "Tyler Jensen" <tyler tsjensen.com> writes:
On Monday, 18 November 2013 at 07:45:31 UTC, Rainer Schuetze 
wrote:

 Thanks for the report.

 On 18.11.2013 00:41, Tyler Jensen wrote:

 Question and answer in one. I found the answer to my question 
 not long
 after composing the question. Posted here for others who are 
 on the
 bleeding OS edge as well.

 My environment:
   Running Windows 8.1.
   Visual Studio 2013 Premium installed.
   Install Visual D with VisualD-v0.3.37.exe.

 Create new D console app DMD/GDC.

 Switch solution config to "Debug DMD|x64"

 Hit F6 to build and get the following:

 ------ Build started: Project: ConsoleApp1, Configuration: 
 Debug DMD x64
 ------
 Building Debug DMD x64\ConsoleApp1.exe...
 LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'user32.lib'
 Building Debug DMD x64\ConsoleApp1.exe failed!
 ------

 How to fix this? That is the question.

 Partial answer found in known issues page:
 http://rainers.github.io/visuald/visuald/KnownIssues.html


 This is a bit out of date, it should not be necessary anymore 
 with newer versions of Visual D.


I'm using the latest release of Visual D 0.3.37. (I just checked 
for a new release but that seems to be the most recent.)


 That fix did not work but it led to trying this change to 
 sc.ini (only
 showing changed lines):

 ; environment for both 32/64 bit
 [Environment]
 LIB="% P%\..\lib";\dm\lib;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows
 Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x86";%DMD_LIB%
 ; original LIB="% P%\..\lib"

 [Environment32]
 ; original LIB="% P%\..\lib"
 LIB="% P%\..\lib";\dm\lib;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows
 Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x86";%DMD_LIB%


 You should not pass the path to COFF libraries in the SDK to 
 the Win32 linker, it only understands libraries in OMF format 
 (coffimplib needed to convert the libraries).


 [Environment64]
 ; original LIB="% P%\..\lib64"
 LIB="% P%\..\lib64";\dm\lib;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows
 Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x64";%DMD_LIB%


 What version of DMD are you using? DMD 2.064 was tweaked to 
 have the path to the SDK libraries in sc.ini. Unfortunately it 
 is not working with the Windows SDK 8.1, as Microsoft changed 
 the SDK layout again.


I had downloaded and installed dmd-2.064.2 which appears to be 
the latest.


 Visual D also allows setting additional library paths in the 
 Tools->Options->Project and Solution->Visual D Settings->DMD 
 Directories->x64 page.


I did try to use these settings but never had any success in 
getting it to work. I'm really a newb here, so if you have 
recommendations for a better solution, I'm eager to try it.
Nov 29 2013
parent reply "Tyler Jensen" <tyler tsjensen.com> writes:
I removed the modifications from [Environment] and 
[Environment32] and all worked as expected, so those were 
unnecessary. Thanks for pointing that out. I tried going back to 
the original [Environment64] section and change paths in the VS 
tools / options section mentioned, but still with no luck. So I 
went back to the solution I found that worked.

On Friday, 29 November 2013 at 21:14:25 UTC, Tyler Jensen wrote:

 On Monday, 18 November 2013 at 07:45:31 UTC, Rainer Schuetze 
 wrote:

 Thanks for the report.

 On 18.11.2013 00:41, Tyler Jensen wrote:

 Question and answer in one. I found the answer to my question 
 not long
 after composing the question. Posted here for others who are 
 on the
 bleeding OS edge as well.

 My environment:
  Running Windows 8.1.
  Visual Studio 2013 Premium installed.
  Install Visual D with VisualD-v0.3.37.exe.

 Create new D console app DMD/GDC.

 Switch solution config to "Debug DMD|x64"

 Hit F6 to build and get the following:

 ------ Build started: Project: ConsoleApp1, Configuration: 
 Debug DMD x64
 ------
 Building Debug DMD x64\ConsoleApp1.exe...
 LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 
 'user32.lib'
 Building Debug DMD x64\ConsoleApp1.exe failed!
 ------

 How to fix this? That is the question.

 Partial answer found in known issues page:
 http://rainers.github.io/visuald/visuald/KnownIssues.html


 This is a bit out of date, it should not be necessary anymore 
 with newer versions of Visual D.


 I'm using the latest release of Visual D 0.3.37. (I just 
 checked for a new release but that seems to be the most recent.)


 That fix did not work but it led to trying this change to 
 sc.ini (only
 showing changed lines):

 ; environment for both 32/64 bit
 [Environment]
 LIB="% P%\..\lib";\dm\lib;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows
 Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x86";%DMD_LIB%
 ; original LIB="% P%\..\lib"

 [Environment32]
 ; original LIB="% P%\..\lib"
 LIB="% P%\..\lib";\dm\lib;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows
 Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x86";%DMD_LIB%


 You should not pass the path to COFF libraries in the SDK to 
 the Win32 linker, it only understands libraries in OMF format 
 (coffimplib needed to convert the libraries).


 [Environment64]
 ; original LIB="% P%\..\lib64"
 LIB="% P%\..\lib64";\dm\lib;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows
 Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x64";%DMD_LIB%


 What version of DMD are you using? DMD 2.064 was tweaked to 
 have the path to the SDK libraries in sc.ini. Unfortunately it 
 is not working with the Windows SDK 8.1, as Microsoft changed 
 the SDK layout again.


 I had downloaded and installed dmd-2.064.2 which appears to be 
 the latest.


 Visual D also allows setting additional library paths in the 
 Tools->Options->Project and Solution->Visual D Settings->DMD 
 Directories->x64 page.


 I did try to use these settings but never had any success in 
 getting it to work. I'm really a newb here, so if you have 
 recommendations for a better solution, I'm eager to try it.
Nov 29 2013
parent Rainer Schuetze <r.sagitario gmx.de> writes:
On 29.11.2013 23:54, Tyler Jensen wrote:

 I removed the modifications from [Environment] and [Environment32] and
 all worked as expected, so those were unnecessary. Thanks for pointing
 that out. I tried going back to the original [Environment64] section and
 change paths in the VS tools / options section mentioned, but still with
 no luck. So I went back to the solution I found that worked.


There were problems with spaces in the library paths set on the 
Tools->Options->Project and Solution->Visual D Settings->DMD 
Directories->x64 page.

I have uploaded a new version yesterday: 
https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/visuald/releases
Nov 30 2013
prev sibling parent "Robert Delgado" <greydelrjd gmail.com> writes:
Just in case someone else runs into this issue I had to tweak 
sci.ini as well
with a slightly different path for VS2013 12.0.21005.1.

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Lib\winv6.3\um\x64".


On Sunday, 17 November 2013 at 23:41:15 UTC, Tyler Jensen wrote:

 Question and answer in one. I found the answer to my question 
 not long after composing the question. Posted here for others 
 who are on the bleeding OS edge as well.

 My environment:
   Running Windows 8.1.
   Visual Studio 2013 Premium installed.
   Install Visual D with VisualD-v0.3.37.exe.

 Create new D console app DMD/GDC.

 Switch solution config to "Debug DMD|x64"

 Hit F6 to build and get the following:

 ------ Build started: Project: ConsoleApp1, Configuration: 
 Debug DMD x64 ------
 Building Debug DMD x64\ConsoleApp1.exe...
 LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'user32.lib'
 Building Debug DMD x64\ConsoleApp1.exe failed!
 ------

 How to fix this? That is the question.

 Partial answer found in known issues page: 
 http://rainers.github.io/visuald/visuald/KnownIssues.html

 That fix did not work but it led to trying this change to 
 sc.ini (only showing changed lines):

 ; environment for both 32/64 bit
 [Environment]
 LIB="% P%\..\lib";\dm\lib;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows 
 Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x86";%DMD_LIB%
 ; original LIB="% P%\..\lib"

 [Environment32]
 ; original LIB="% P%\..\lib"
 LIB="% P%\..\lib";\dm\lib;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows 
 Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x86";%DMD_LIB%

 [Environment64]
 ; original LIB="% P%\..\lib64"
 LIB="% P%\..\lib64";\dm\lib;"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows 
 Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x64";%DMD_LIB%
Dec 10 2013