Com is still used today to a degree though. -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Tseng Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 12:46 AM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 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 >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> John J. 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