Re: Where do I get uuid.lib?
- From: David Tseng <davidct1209@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 21:50:22 -0700
True; We're talking Windows here, so I mean, win32's still used :).
You can use COM through .net too (pretty easily actually); I think
parts of .Net are actually built upon COM.
On 5/8/11, Katherine Moss <Katherine.Moss@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Com is still used today to a degree though.
>
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> Subject: Re: Where do I get uuid.lib?
>
> C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\Lib
> Is where it's located in MS Platform SDK 6.0.
>
> Also, COM isn't a UI library; it's really a different paradigm pimped by
> Microsoft in the pre .Net days adhereing to the abstract factory design
> pattern and providing some low-level primitives for cross process
> communication and some fundamental Windows technologies like IAccessible.
>
>
>
> On 5/8/11, John J. Boyer <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> As far as I know liblouis doesn't use COM. Maybe msvc thinks it does.
>> It isn't a user interface, but it does print error messages. These can
>> be placed in a log file, but the default is stderr.
>>
>> That should the library path be? I have Windows 7 64-bits.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> John
>>
>> On Sun, May 08, 2011 at 09:25:57PM -0700, David Tseng wrote:
>>> As an answer to the question asked in the subject, did you install
>>> M$'s platform sdk?
>>>
>>> Second, like Tyler said, you should check your build dependencies
>>> (i.e. libpath).
>>>
>>> The static library contains guid's used to ask for interface pointers
>>> in COM (i.e. CoGetInstance(...)). LibLouis likely utilizes ATL or
>>> COM directly.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5/8/11, Littlefield, Tyler <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> > A friend monitoring this list also brought this point up. I don't
>>> > know if mingw can use platform sdk libs, or what else it would use.
>>> > Do you have the platform sdk installed? Does anyone else know what
>>> > is used here? I wouldn't assume that m$ would be compiling
>>> > libraries for others to use in other compilers, so I'd think that mingw
>>> > works ok.
>>> > On 5/8/2011 9:08 PM, John J. Boyer wrote:
>>> >> Thanks. This looks like it might be helpful. I'm wondering why
>>> >> liblouis needs it. It's just a simple dll, but it does use stderr.
>>> >> I'll look into the library path.
>>> >>
>>> >> John
>>> >>
>>> >> On Sun, May 08, 2011 at 07:04:58PM -0600, Littlefield, Tyler wrote:
>>> >>> Rather than some random speculation, perhaps this will help you:
>>> >>> http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/Vsexpressvc/thread/
>>> >>> 8a00a678-efb7-4eb2-bad6-9abbbd5f4ec9/
>>> >>> From the article, it says that uuid.lib is for guids--do you use
>>> >>> com?
>>> >>> you said you were compiling with g++, do you have your lib path
>>> >>> set correctly?
>>> >>> On 5/8/2011 6:23 PM, Katherine Moss wrote:
>>> >>>> I'm just curious, what is that program? Why does it sound so
>>> >>>> familiar to me? It sounds like you don't have the correct
>>> >>>> library installed, so the program's looking for it.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> >>>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >>>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J.
>>> >>>> Boyer
>>> >>>> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 8:22 PM
>>> >>>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >>>> Subject: Where do I get uuid.lib?
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I am making up a Makefile to use msvc to generate the dll for
>>> >>>> liblouis.
>>> >>>> When the mile invokes link.exe it says it can't open uuid.lib
>>> >>>> What is this, and where do i get it? This Makefile will become
>>> >>>> part of the liblouis distribution, thus ending once and for all
>>> >>>> any problems with porting liblouis to Windows. A similar
>>> >>>> approach will be taken with liblouisutdml.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Thanks,
>>> >>>> John
>>> >>>>
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