Re: src/tools/msvc usage instructions - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Re: src/tools/msvc usage instructions
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Msg-id 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCEA0FC0E@algol.sollentuna.se
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In response to Re: src/tools/msvc usage instructions  (Jeremy Drake <pgsql@jdrake.com>)
Responses Re: src/tools/msvc usage instructions  (Jeremy Drake <pgsql@jdrake.com>)
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> > Looks like the gendef script is failing. Check the contents of
> > release\postgres\postgres.def - it should have thousands of
> symbols,
> > but I'm willing to bet it's empty...
>
> It contains one word: "EXPORTS".  I assume this means it is
> empty.  What should I do about it?  Is there something I can
> check to see why this is failing?

Yup.

Delete the DEF file and run the gendef command manually (see the project
file for commandline, IIRC there are no parameters, but just to be
sure). I'm wondering if you're seeing the samre problem as Joachim
Wieland (off-list conversation) where the output from dumpbin.exe goes
to the console instead of the pipe in the perl program...

//Magnus


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