digitalmars.D.learn - How do I interface D to a C library based on a DLL?
- Christopher Grantham (24/24) Jun 12 2007 Hi,
- torhu (11/33) Jun 12 2007 It would be nice to know what you did when you got that error. But in
- Christopher Grantham (313/351) Jun 13 2007 Thanks for that :),
- Christopher Grantham (32/32) Jun 13 2007 Sorry, should have included the 'test.d' file...very n00bish, but its
- Daniel Keep (6/6) Jun 13 2007 If you've made an import library using implib.exe, then you shouldn't
- Frits van Bommel (21/35) Jun 13 2007 The naming of the converted header doesn't matter much, though
- Carlos Santander (6/16) Jun 13 2007 This looks like Windows naming convention. Can you try using extern(C) i...
- Christopher Grantham (44/63) Jun 13 2007 Thanks Frits and Hoenir,
- Carlos Santander (4/14) Jun 14 2007 There should be a file OrcFxAPI.lst with that info. Sorry for not mentio...
- Christopher Grantham (15/30) Jun 16 2007 Gah, I'm so stupid, I can't believe I missed that in the
- Hoenir (3/6) Jun 13 2007 Try using htod: http://www.digitalmars.com/d/htod.html
Hi,
I'm very new to D, I have worked with other typical languages
previously (C, C++, Java etc) and have some familiarity with .NET
(mainly Visual C++), I need to use a C API in the form of a DLL for my
uni work (research) and would like to try some experiments in D (I hate
VC++ - IJW & M$ interop be damned!), I have the interface (.h), .LIB and
.OBJ files as well as the DLL itself, but I'm not sure how to go about
using/Linking the API in D, I've used it in VS.NET (VC++) but want to
get away from it and use D if possible.
The DLL is closed source/proprietary so I can only edit the interface;
I've read the 'Converting C .h files to D Modules'
(http://www.digitalmars.com/d/htomodule.html), 'Writing Win32 DLLs in
D'(http://www.digitalmars.com/d/dll.html), 'Converting C .h Files to D
Modules' (http://www.digitalmars.com/d/htomodule.html), and 'Interfacing
to C' (http://www.digitalmars.com/d/interfaceToC.html), however it isn't
clear from these articles (at least to a n00b like myself) how I can use
this C interfaced DLL in D code.
So far I've tried converting the header to D (manually), which hasn't
worked (I get error: 138 data corruption), I think I should be able to
interface directly to the C code, but am not confident.
If someone could assist/explain how to get D code working with a C
interface from a DLL, then I'd be most grateful.
Thanks in advance.
Chris.
Jun 12 2007
Christopher Grantham wrote:
Hi,
I'm very new to D, I have worked with other typical languages
previously (C, C++, Java etc) and have some familiarity with .NET
(mainly Visual C++), I need to use a C API in the form of a DLL for my
uni work (research) and would like to try some experiments in D (I hate
VC++ - IJW & M$ interop be damned!), I have the interface (.h), .LIB and
.OBJ files as well as the DLL itself, but I'm not sure how to go about
using/Linking the API in D, I've used it in VS.NET (VC++) but want to
get away from it and use D if possible.
The DLL is closed source/proprietary so I can only edit the interface;
I've read the 'Converting C .h files to D Modules'
(http://www.digitalmars.com/d/htomodule.html), 'Writing Win32 DLLs in
D'(http://www.digitalmars.com/d/dll.html), 'Converting C .h Files to D
Modules' (http://www.digitalmars.com/d/htomodule.html), and 'Interfacing
to C' (http://www.digitalmars.com/d/interfaceToC.html), however it isn't
clear from these articles (at least to a n00b like myself) how I can use
this C interfaced DLL in D code.
So far I've tried converting the header to D (manually), which hasn't
worked (I get error: 138 data corruption), I think I should be able to
interface directly to the C code, but am not confident.
If someone could assist/explain how to get D code working with a C
interface from a DLL, then I'd be most grateful.
It would be nice to know what you did when you got that error. But in
case you got it when trying to link with a lib file meant for a
different linker, I'll explain how to get one that works with dmd.
Download:
ftp://ftp.digitalmars.com/bup.zip
In that zip, you'll find implib.exe. It creates dmd-compatible import
libs, based on DLL files.
implib /s thelib.lib thedll.dll
'thedll.lib' is the output, so move the lib file you've got somewhere
else first. Try linking with that file, if that's what you were doing.
Jun 12 2007
torhu wrote:Christopher Grantham wrote:Thanks for that :), when I get the error I mentioned, I was attempting to convert the C interface (.h) file to a D module like in the article I mentioned, I was attempting to build it in Eclipse which gave the following output: project "/OrcfxAPITest" build started, configuration=default compiling... C:\dmd\bin\dmd.exe -c -odbin/default src\test.d src\OrcFxAPI.d -IC:\dmd\src\phobos\ linking... C:\dm\bin\link.exe bin\default\test.obj src\OrcFxGUI.obj bin\default\OrcFxAPI.obj ,bin\OrcfxAPITest.EXE,bin\OrcfxAPITest.map,C:\dmd\lib\ ,,, OPTLINK (R) for Win32 Release 7.50B1 Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001 All Rights Reserved src\OrcFxGUI.obj Offset 00000H Record Type 004C Error 138: Module or Dictionary corrupt project "/OrcfxAPITest" build finished As for your suggestion, I downloaded implib, generated the new .lib file without any problems, moved the original out of the way and tried to build everything in Eclipse, if I use the '.d' file I created by converting the header, and try to import it as a module I get the following (warning, its a bit long): project "/OrcfxAPITest" build started, configuration=default compiling... C:\dmd\bin\dmd.exe -c -odbin/default src\test.d src\OrcFxAPI.d -IC:\dmd\src\phobos\ linking... C:\dm\bin\link.exe bin\default\test.obj src\OrcFxApi.obj bin\default\OrcFxAPI.obj ,bin\OrcfxAPITest.EXE,bin\OrcfxAPITest.map,C:\dmd\lib\ ,,, OPTLINK (R) for Win32 Release 7.50B1 Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001 All Rights Reserved bin\default\OrcFxAPI.obj(OrcFxAPI) Offset 000DDH Record Type 0091 Error 1: Previous Definition Different : _stUserDefinedError bin\default\OrcFxAPI.obj(OrcFxAPI) Offset 000EDH Record Type 0091 Error 1: Previous Definition Different : _otGeneral bin\default\OrcFxAPI.obj(OrcFxAPI) Offset 00101H Record Type 0091 Error 1: Previous Definition Different : _otEnvironment bin\default\OrcFxAPI.obj(OrcFxAPI) Offset 00110H Record Type 0091 Error 1: Previous Definition Different : _otVessel bin\default\OrcFxAPI.obj(OrcFxAPI) Offset 0011DH Record Type 0091 Error 1: Previous Definition Different : _otLine bin\default\OrcFxAPI.obj(OrcFxAPI) Offset 0012CH Record Type 0091 Error 1: Previous Definition Different : _ot6DBuoy bin\default\OrcFxAPI.obj(OrcFxAPI) Offset 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01445H Record Type 0091 Error 1: Previous Definition Different : _D8OrcFxAPI12__ModuleInfoZ C:\dmd\lib\phobos.lib(ti_double) Offset 2941CH Record Type 0091 Error 1: Previous Definition Different : _D10TypeInfo_d6__initZ C:\dmd\lib\phobos.lib(ti_double) Offset 29439H Record Type 0091 Error 1: Previous Definition Different : _D10TypeInfo_d7__ClassZ C:\dmd\lib\phobos.lib(ti_double) Offset 29455H Record Type 0091 Error 1: Previous Definition Different : _D10TypeInfo_d6__vtblZ project "/OrcfxAPITest" build finished ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Interestingly, if I do this from the command line, I get this output: K:\Projects\SoftwareDev\Learn D\OrcFxAPITest\src>dmd -run ./test.d OrcFxAPI.d OrcFxAPI.lib OPTLINK (R) for Win32 Release 7.50B1 Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001 All Rights Reserved C:\dmd\bin\..\lib\phobos.lib(dmain2) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _C_GetDLLVersion 16 --- errorLevel 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- So, I'm not sure if I should/can compile this as a D module, or if it should/can get statically linked or something else...as before, any help is very much appreciatedHi, I'm very new to D, I have worked with other typical languages previously (C, C++, Java etc) and have some familiarity with .NET (mainly Visual C++), I need to use a C API in the form of a DLL for my uni work (research) and would like to try some experiments in D (I hate VC++ - IJW & M$ interop be damned!), I have the interface (.h), .LIB and .OBJ files as well as the DLL itself, but I'm not sure how to go about using/Linking the API in D, I've used it in VS.NET (VC++) but want to get away from it and use D if possible. The DLL is closed source/proprietary so I can only edit the interface; I've read the 'Converting C .h files to D Modules' (http://www.digitalmars.com/d/htomodule.html), 'Writing Win32 DLLs in D'(http://www.digitalmars.com/d/dll.html), 'Converting C .h Files to D Modules' (http://www.digitalmars.com/d/htomodule.html), and 'Interfacing to C' (http://www.digitalmars.com/d/interfaceToC.html), however it isn't clear from these articles (at least to a n00b like myself) how I can use this C interfaced DLL in D code. So far I've tried converting the header to D (manually), which hasn't worked (I get error: 138 data corruption), I think I should be able to interface directly to the C code, but am not confident. If someone could assist/explain how to get D code working with a C interface from a DLL, then I'd be most grateful.It would be nice to know what you did when you got that error. But in case you got it when trying to link with a lib file meant for a different linker, I'll explain how to get one that works with dmd. Download: ftp://ftp.digitalmars.com/bup.zip In that zip, you'll find implib.exe. It creates dmd-compatible import libs, based on DLL files. implib /s thelib.lib thedll.dll 'thedll.lib' is the output, so move the lib file you've got somewhere else first. Try linking with that file, if that's what you were doing.
Jun 13 2007
Sorry, should have included the 'test.d' file...very n00bish, but its
the most simple way to know the API library is working:
import std.stdio;
import std.c.windows.windows;
import OrcFxAPI;
int main(char[][] args) {
writefln("Hello World!");
foreach(argv, argc; args) {
writefln("Arg:\t%s",argv);
}
// if this works, then we are interfacing to the DLL successfully :)
/*C_GetDLLVersion(TDLLVersion *lpRequiredDLLVersion,
TDLLVersion
*lpDLLVersion,
int* lpOK,
int* lpStatus);
*/
TDLLVersion dll_ver;
int lpOK, lpStatus;
C_GetDLLVersion(null,&dll_ver,&lpOK,&lpStatus);
writefln("Orcaflex DLL Version:\t%s",dll_ver);
return 0;
}
As you can see, I'm assuming the converted header becomes a D module
with the filename as the module name (minus the '.d' extension)...
I'm probably going about it all wrong or something, so feel free to
correct me, I could use the constructive criticism...
Jun 13 2007
Daniel Keep <daniel.keep.lists gmail.com> If you've made an import library using implib.exe, then you shouldn't need to manually load the DLL: the import library should do that for you. Just start using it like you would any other C library... ...unless the library requires you to do something strange before using it... -- Daniel
Jun 13 2007
Christopher Grantham wrote:Sorry, should have included the 'test.d' file...very n00bish, but its the most simple way to know the API library is working: import std.stdio; import std.c.windows.windows; import OrcFxAPI;[snip]As you can see, I'm assuming the converted header becomes a D module with the filename as the module name (minus the '.d' extension)... I'm probably going about it all wrong or something, so feel free to correct me, I could use the constructive criticism...The naming of the converted header doesn't matter much, though consistency with the C name is probably a good thing. You may want to post your OrcFxApi.{h,d} files (or links to them) if you need help translating. Or you could just see if bcd (http://dsource.org/projects/bcd) can translate it automatically. At first glance, since the errors you get are all "Previous Definition Different", I'd guess you were compiling your translated header and linking to it. And you're not using extern {} to stop inclusion of symbols already defined in the actual library. If you're using a raw command line, not compiling your module at all may work (if everything needed to use it can be linked in from the C library). If you're using (re)build, putting "version(build) pragma(nolink);" in the .d file or renaming it to .di may do the trick. Otherwise, try wrapping your translated header (except any #defines translated to constants or functions) in an "extern {}" (as well as the normal "extern(C) {}"). If none of the above works, post your .h and .d/.di files and someone may be able to help.
Jun 13 2007
Christopher Grantham escribió:Interestingly, if I do this from the command line, I get this output: K:\Projects\SoftwareDev\Learn D\OrcFxAPITest\src>dmd -run ./test.d OrcFxAPI.d OrcFxAPI.lib OPTLINK (R) for Win32 Release 7.50B1 Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001 All Rights Reserved C:\dmd\bin\..\lib\phobos.lib(dmain2) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _C_GetDLLVersion 16 --- errorLevel 1This looks like Windows naming convention. Can you try using extern(C) instead of extern(Windows) wherever you define C_GetDLLVersion? Or you could examine the contents of the .lib (lib -l) and see what symbols are there. -- Carlos Santander Bernal
Jun 13 2007
Thanks Frits and Hoenir, Daniel Keep is helping me to translate the .h to .d files, I tried to get htod.exe working before, but it falls over when attempting to find 'excpt.h' (which is right there in the lib sub-directory where htod was extracted...?), as for bcd, I'm downloading the prerequisites etc now...I'll give it a go and compare my manual translation against what bcd produces... Carlos Santander wrote:Christopher Grantham escribió:hmmm thats interesting:Interestingly, if I do this from the command line, I get this output: K:\Projects\SoftwareDev\Learn D\OrcFxAPITest\src>dmd -run ./test.d OrcFxAPI.d OrcFxAPI.lib OPTLINK (R) for Win32 Release 7.50B1 Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001 All Rights Reserved C:\dmd\bin\..\lib\phobos.lib(dmain2) Error 42: Symbol Undefined _C_GetDLLVersion 16 --- errorLevel 1This looks like Windows naming convention. Can you try using extern(C) instead of extern(Windows) wherever you define C_GetDLLVersion? Or you could examine the contents of the .lib (lib -l) and see what symbols are there.lib -l OrcFxAPI.libDigital Mars Librarian Version 8.02n Copyright (C) Digital Mars 2000-2007 All Rights Reserved http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/lib.html Digital Mars Librarian complete. So I guess my LIB file has no symbols...? I tried this for the original lib file:lib -l OrcFxAPI.libDigital Mars Librarian Version 8.02n Copyright (C) Digital Mars 2000-2007 All Rights Reserved http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/lib.html Error: COFF libraries not supported - Use COFF2OMF Which is to be expected when using the non-D version of the LIB file I guess, so I examined them as text myself, the D version of the LIB file has the following references to the C_GetDLLVersion function (attached picture shows exact format, lots of other chars etc in between), in order of appearance: C_GetDLLVersion _C_GetDLLVersion OrcFxAPI.dll C_GetDLLVersion C_GetDLLVersion 16 _C_GetDLLVersion 16 OrcFxAPI.dll C_GetDLLVersion 16 Searching through the M$ version of the .LIB file, I find the following symbols in relation to the function ([] indicates those square block characters): _C_GetDLLVersion 16[]__imp__C_GetDLLVersion 16 _C_GetDLLVersion 16[] __imp__C_GetDLLVersion 16 C_GetDLLVersion 16[][].text [][][]__imp__C_GetDLLVersion 16[]__IMPORT_DESCRIPTOR_ORCFXAPI[] Anyway, I think we're getting closer to the solution, thanks to everyone who has been helping so far, keep up the good work! :) Thanks again. Chris
Jun 13 2007
Christopher Grantham escribió:hmmm thats interesting: >lib -l OrcFxAPI.lib Digital Mars Librarian Version 8.02n Copyright (C) Digital Mars 2000-2007 All Rights Reserved http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/lib.html Digital Mars Librarian complete. So I guess my LIB file has no symbols...? I tried this for the original lib file:There should be a file OrcFxAPI.lst with that info. Sorry for not mentioning that. -- Carlos Santander Bernal
Jun 14 2007
Carlos Santander wrote:Christopher Grantham escribió:Gah, I'm so stupid, I can't believe I missed that in the documentation... Examining the .lst file shows that the extern(C) and extern(Windows) symbols are all there; Daniel Keep solved the problem, it wasn't anything wrong (possibly sub-optimal) in the .h file converted to .d file, but that I was doing the following: dmd -run test.d OrcFxAPI.d OrcFxAPI.lib Since dmd -run only uses the first file argument to actually do compilation etc, the other files were being ignored, as soon as I ran the test.exe, everything worked (was very frustrated with myself). So I say to all who replied a very big thank you, I really appreciate the effort in helping a n00b along the path to learning/using D, keep up the noble work :D Thanks again. Chris.hmmm thats interesting: >lib -l OrcFxAPI.lib Digital Mars Librarian Version 8.02n Copyright (C) Digital Mars 2000-2007 All Rights Reserved http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/lib.html Digital Mars Librarian complete. So I guess my LIB file has no symbols...? I tried this for the original lib file:There should be a file OrcFxAPI.lst with that info. Sorry for not mentioning that.
Jun 16 2007
Christopher Grantham schrieb:So far I've tried converting the header to D (manually), which hasn't worked (I get error: 138 data corruption), I think I should be able to interface directly to the C code, but am not confident.Try using htod: http://www.digitalmars.com/d/htod.html Also have a look at dmd/samples/d/mydll
Jun 13 2007