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undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceC1Ev in Qt?

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  • Vivek_AV Vivek_A

    @jsulm hi, its build using mingw64 so there is only .a file not .lib .
    full file is llibmongocxx.dll.a , this pro file command is generate by this IDE not manually written .

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    @Vivek_A Please take a look at the link I gave you and compare with what you did...
    Should be

    LIBS += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/lib/llibbsoncxx.dll
    

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    • jsulmJ jsulm

      @Vivek_A Please take a look at the link I gave you and compare with what you did...
      Should be

      LIBS += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/lib/llibbsoncxx.dll
      
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      @jsulm

      LIBS += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/lib/llibbsoncxx.dll
      
      INCLUDEPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/mongocxx/v_noabi
      DEPENDPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/mongocxx/v_noabi
      
      

      Output:

      g++: error: C:\mongo-cxx-driver\lib\llibbsoncxx.dll: No such file or directory
      Makefile.Release:233: recipe for target 'release\RTLSController.exe' failed
      
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      • Vivek_AV Vivek_A

        @jsulm

        LIBS += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/lib/llibbsoncxx.dll
        
        INCLUDEPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/mongocxx/v_noabi
        DEPENDPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/mongocxx/v_noabi
        
        

        Output:

        g++: error: C:\mongo-cxx-driver\lib\llibbsoncxx.dll: No such file or directory
        Makefile.Release:233: recipe for target 'release\RTLSController.exe' failed
        
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        @Vivek_A said in undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceC1Ev in Qt?:

        C:\mongo-cxx-driver\lib\llibbsoncxx.dll

        So, does this file exist? And I mean exact this path.

        https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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        • Vivek_AV Vivek_A

          @jsulm

          LIBS += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/lib/llibbsoncxx.dll
          
          INCLUDEPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/mongocxx/v_noabi
          DEPENDPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/mongocxx/v_noabi
          
          

          Output:

          g++: error: C:\mongo-cxx-driver\lib\llibbsoncxx.dll: No such file or directory
          Makefile.Release:233: recipe for target 'release\RTLSController.exe' failed
          
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          @Vivek_A said in undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceC1Ev in Qt?:

          g++: error: C:\mongo-cxx-driver\lib\llibbsoncxx.dll: No such file or directory

          Originally you had -llibbsoncxx.dll. I am thinking the leading -l was an argument to the linker, followed by the DLL file name? Which would make it LIBS += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/lib/libbsoncxx.dll (only one l)?

          However, this is a separate matter from whether you should be specifying a .dll here, I thought you would need either a .lib (MSVC) or a .a (MinGW)...?

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          • JonBJ JonB

            @Vivek_A said in undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceC1Ev in Qt?:

            g++: error: C:\mongo-cxx-driver\lib\llibbsoncxx.dll: No such file or directory

            Originally you had -llibbsoncxx.dll. I am thinking the leading -l was an argument to the linker, followed by the DLL file name? Which would make it LIBS += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/lib/libbsoncxx.dll (only one l)?

            However, this is a separate matter from whether you should be specifying a .dll here, I thought you would need either a .lib (MSVC) or a .a (MinGW)...?

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            @JonB I wanted the OP to find that out :-) This is something a developer should do first before asking in a forum. Really basic stuff.

            https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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            • jsulmJ jsulm

              @JonB I wanted the OP to find that out :-) This is something a developer should do first before asking in a forum. Really basic stuff.

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              #9

              @jsulm
              Whoops, sorry for treading on your toes!

              However I have amended my answer above since you saw it. Is one supposed to specify any DLL file in LIBS += ...?

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              • JonBJ JonB

                @jsulm
                Whoops, sorry for treading on your toes!

                However I have amended my answer above since you saw it. Is one supposed to specify any DLL file in LIBS += ...?

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                @JonB It should be .lib, yes. But OP claims there is no .lib file, but I'm not a Windows developer.

                https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                • jsulmJ jsulm

                  @JonB It should be .lib, yes. But OP claims there is no .lib file, but I'm not a Windows developer.

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                  @jsulm
                  A .lib will not do him, as he is using MinGW/gcc. I now see he wrote earlier:

                  full file is llibmongocxx.dll.a

                  That is an unusual naming convention! If that is really the case, and applies to llibbsoncxx.dll.a too, then it would indeed seem to be as he wrote. But the error message

                  g++: error: C:\mongo-cxx-driver\lib\llibbsoncxx.dll: No such file or directory
                  

                  shows what MinGW seems actually to be looking for, no mention of a .a suffix. So I'm not sure what is going on....

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                  • jsulmJ jsulm

                    @JonB It should be .lib, yes. But OP claims there is no .lib file, but I'm not a Windows developer.

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                    @jsulm ok, i understand idid this

                    LIBS += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/lib/libbsoncxx.dll.a
                    
                    INCLUDEPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/mongocxx/v_noabi
                    DEPENDPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/mongocxx/v_noabi
                    

                    included but error that said first remains

                    ./release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x1d): undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceC1Ev'
                    ./release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xee): undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceD1Ev'
                    ./release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x14e): undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceD1Ev'
                    

                    if you dont know about windows side of this , then its ok.
                    @JonB i have doubt , the compiler is mingw 32 and i build the mongdb in mingw 64 is this makes any issues

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                    • Vivek_AV Vivek_A

                      @jsulm ok, i understand idid this

                      LIBS += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/lib/libbsoncxx.dll.a
                      
                      INCLUDEPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/mongocxx/v_noabi
                      DEPENDPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/mongocxx/v_noabi
                      

                      included but error that said first remains

                      ./release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x1d): undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceC1Ev'
                      ./release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xee): undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceD1Ev'
                      ./release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x14e): undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceD1Ev'
                      

                      if you dont know about windows side of this , then its ok.
                      @JonB i have doubt , the compiler is mingw 32 and i build the mongdb in mingw 64 is this makes any issues

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                      @Vivek_A You need to link at least one more lib containing the missing symbols (libmongocxx I guess).

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                      • Vivek_AV Vivek_A

                        @jsulm ok, i understand idid this

                        LIBS += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/lib/libbsoncxx.dll.a
                        
                        INCLUDEPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/mongocxx/v_noabi
                        DEPENDPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/mongocxx/v_noabi
                        

                        included but error that said first remains

                        ./release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x1d): undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceC1Ev'
                        ./release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xee): undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceD1Ev'
                        ./release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x14e): undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceD1Ev'
                        

                        if you dont know about windows side of this , then its ok.
                        @JonB i have doubt , the compiler is mingw 32 and i build the mongdb in mingw 64 is this makes any issues

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                        @Vivek_A said in undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceC1Ev in Qt?:

                        LIBS += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/lib/libbsoncxx.dll.a

                        This looks much more reasonable than before!

                        Now as @jsulm says it looks like you need some further similars for other library files required to link successfully.

                        @JonB i have doubt , the compiler is mingw 32 and i build the mongdb in mingw 64 is this makes any issues

                        I am not sure what you are saying. It will not be possible to mix 64-bit-compiled code with 32-bit-compiled code in one executable. The compiler's bit-ness is not at issue, rather only whichever bit-ness it is generating code for.

                        Start by trying what @jsulm has pointed out, then deal with bit-ness if there is still an error.....

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                          @JonB modified

                          LIBS += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/lib/libbsoncxx.dll.a
                          LIBS += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/lib/libmongocxx.dll.a
                          INCLUDEPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/mongocxx/v_noabi
                          DEPENDPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/mongocxx/v_noabi
                          
                          INCLUDEPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/bsoncxx/v_noabi
                          DEPENDPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/bsoncxx/v_noabi
                          

                          clean & rebuilded
                          Output:

                          ./release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x19): undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceC1Ev'
                          ./release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x23): undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceD1Ev'
                          collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
                          
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                          • Vivek_AV Vivek_A

                            @JonB modified

                            LIBS += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/lib/libbsoncxx.dll.a
                            LIBS += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/lib/libmongocxx.dll.a
                            INCLUDEPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/mongocxx/v_noabi
                            DEPENDPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/mongocxx/v_noabi
                            
                            INCLUDEPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/bsoncxx/v_noabi
                            DEPENDPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver/include/bsoncxx/v_noabi
                            

                            clean & rebuilded
                            Output:

                            ./release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x19): undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceC1Ev'
                            ./release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x23): undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceD1Ev'
                            collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
                            
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                            @Vivek_A anybody help...is that compiler problem

                            ./debug\main.o: In function `Z5qMainiPPc':
                            E:/vivek/dw_tdoa_controller7/dw_tdoa_controller/main.cpp:36: undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceC1Ev'
                            E:/vivek/dw_tdoa_controller7/dw_tdoa_controller/main.cpp:36: undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceD1Ev'
                            E:/vivek/dw_tdoa_controller7/dw_tdoa_controller/main.cpp:36: undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8mongocxx7v_noabi8instanceD1Ev'
                            collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
                            
                            
                            Makefile:36: recipe for target 'debug' failed
                            mingw32-make[1]: *** [debug\RTLSController.exe] Error 1
                            mingw32-make: *** [debug] Error 2
                            17:25:51: The process "C:\Qt\Qt5.11.2\Tools\mingw530_32\bin\mingw32-make.exe" exited with code 2.
                            Error while building/deploying project dw_controller (kit: Desktop Qt 5.11.2 MinGW 32bit)
                            When executing step "Make"
                            
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                              Try inverting the order of the libraries you are linking.

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                                @SGaist tried , still same error , i think its not in the linking of lib, may be the installation or compiler problem... what u think???

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                                • Vivek_AV Vivek_A

                                  @SGaist tried , still same error , i think its not in the linking of lib, may be the installation or compiler problem... what u think???

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                                  @Vivek_A

                                  Hi
                                  I saw this line
                                  building/deploying project dw_controller (kit: Desktop Qt 5.11.2 MinGW 32bit)

                                  but you said " its build using mingw64 "

                                  So are your 32 bit app trying to load 64 bit DLL ?

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                                    @Vivek_A

                                    Hi
                                    I saw this line
                                    building/deploying project dw_controller (kit: Desktop Qt 5.11.2 MinGW 32bit)

                                    but you said " its build using mingw64 "

                                    So are your 32 bit app trying to load 64 bit DLL ?

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                                    @mrjj hi sir, i build and installed mongocxx driver using ming64. The app running in Qt is Desktop Qt 5.11.2 MinGW 32bit, ie a mingw 32 bit compiler
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                                      The question is: did you build the MongoDB C++ library in 32 or 64 bit ?

                                      If the later then you can't use them with to build a 32bit application. Beside compiler, architecture matters as well. You can't mix and match 32 and 64 bit when building librairies or applications.

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                                      • SGaistS SGaist

                                        The question is: did you build the MongoDB C++ library in 32 or 64 bit ?

                                        If the later then you can't use them with to build a 32bit application. Beside compiler, architecture matters as well. You can't mix and match 32 and 64 bit when building librairies or applications.

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                                          my compiler is mingw32bit and mongocxx driver build in 64 bit . so thats make problem , i solved it by installing 64bit Qt.

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