stuck when trying to combine the api with my game engine.

[yvanvds]

Hello.

I'm trying to get started with the C++ api in VS2012. I can compile a program with the libs and header files included, but as soon as I add the libs for my game engine (Esenthel) I get these errors:

1>stdafx.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "class boost::system::error_category const & __cdecl boost::system::system_category(void)" (?system_category@system@boost@@YAABVerror_category@12@XZ) referenced in function "public: static void __cdecl boost::asio::detail::op_queue_access::destroy<class boost::asio::detail::win_iocp_operation>(class boost::asio::detail::win_iocp_operation *)" (??$destroy@Vwin_iocp_operation@detail@asio@boost@@@op_queue_access@detail@asio@boost@@SAXPAVwin_iocp_operation@123@@Z)
1>stdafx.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "class boost::system::error_category const & __cdecl boost::system::generic_category(void)" (?generic_category@system@boost@@YAABVerror_category@12@XZ) referenced in function "void __cdecl boost::system::`dynamic initializer for 'errno_ecat''(void)" (??__Eerrno_ecat@system@boost@@YAXXZ)
1>client.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals

I know this won't be an error in smartfoxserver as such, but perhaps something similar has come up with other engines? Anyway, I've tried comparing project settings and such, but I got a bit stuck here.

Thanks,

yvan

[MBagnati]

Hello,
I have prepared a test environment where:

• I have installed the demo version of Esenthel.
  
• I have used Esenthel Editor to export a sample Esenthel project towards Visual Studio 2012.

In this way, I have reproduced your problem.
I think that the issue is about the settings of Visual Studio project...seems that Esenthel project needs of static linkage for additional libraries.

To solve the issue I have done these steps:

• Recompiled the Boost library using the command
  
  

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        b2 -a toolset=msvc-11.0 threading=multi link=static runtime-link=static --with-system stage
  
  
  In folder [API path]\Core\BoostAsio\Windows\stage\lib will be created the files:
  
  libboost_system-vc110-mt-s-1_52.lib
  libboost_system-vc110-mt-sgd-1_52.lib
  
  These new couple of files is only a different build of already existing:
  
  libboost_system-vc110-mt-1_52.lib
  libboost_system-vc110-mt-gd-1_52.lib
  
  that were been created when you have compiled required libraries by command
  
  

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  b2 -a toolset=msvc-11.0 threading=multi link=static runtime-link=shared --with-system stage
  
  
  as described by SmartFoxServer API documentation
  
  
  
• Added the file libboost_system-vc110-mt-s-1_52.lib as Additional dependencies into Input section of Linker project settings

Please, can you try to follow the same path to check if it resolves your question?