use stlport in managed c++

Question

Is it possible to use stlport within a Managed C++ DLL?

In my project i get several 'unresolved token'-errors from the linker for stlport stuff. e.g.:

1>moc_ParentWidget.obj : error LNK2020: unresolved token (0A000819) "public: __thiscall stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short>::~allocator<unsigned short>(void)" (??1?$allocator@G@stlp_std@@$$FQAE@XZ)
1>ParentWidget.obj : error LNK2028: unresolved token (0A0008EB) "public: __thiscall stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short>::~allocator<unsigned short>(void)" (??1?$allocator@G@stlp_std@@$$FQAE@XZ) referenced in function "public: class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> __thiscall stlp_std::vector<unsigned short,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> >::get_allocator(void)const " (?get_allocator@?$vector@GV?$allocator@G@stlp_std@@@stlp_std@@$$FQBE?AV?$allocator@G@2@XZ)
1>Terra3DViewNet.obj : error LNK2028: unresolved token (0A00087D) "public: __thiscall stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short>::~allocator<unsigned short>(void)" (??1?$allocator@G@stlp_std@@$$FQAE@XZ) referenced in function "public: class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> __thiscall stlp_std::vector<unsigned short,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> >::get_allocator(void)const " (?get_allocator@?$vector@GV?$allocator@G@stlp_std@@@stlp_std@@$$FQBE?AV?$allocator@G@2@XZ)
1>moc_ParentWidget.obj : error LNK2028: unresolved token (0A000B9F) "public: __thiscall stlp_std::priv::_STLP_alloc_proxy<unsigned short *,unsigned short,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> >::~_STLP_alloc_proxy<unsigned short *,unsigned short,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> >(void)" (??1?$_STLP_alloc_proxy@PAGGV?$allocator@G@stlp_std@@@priv@stlp_std@@$$FQAE@XZ) referenced in function "public: __thiscall stlp_std::priv::_Vector_base<unsigned short,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> >::_Vector_base<unsigned short,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> >(unsigned int,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> const &)" (??0?$_Vector_base@GV?$allocator@G@stlp_std@@@priv@stlp_std@@$$FQAE@IABV?$allocator@G@2@@Z)
1>ParentWidget.obj : error LNK2028: unresolved token (0A000CC2) "public: __thiscall stlp_std::priv::_STLP_alloc_proxy<unsigned short *,unsigned short,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> >::~_STLP_alloc_proxy<unsigned short *,unsigned short,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> >(void)" (??1?$_STLP_alloc_proxy@PAGGV?$allocator@G@stlp_std@@@priv@stlp_std@@$$FQAE@XZ) referenced in function "public: __thiscall stlp_std::priv::_Vector_base<unsigned short,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> >::_Vector_base<unsigned short,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> >(unsigned int,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> const &)" (??0?$_Vector_base@GV?$allocator@G@stlp_std@@@priv@stlp_std@@$$FQAE@IABV?$allocator@G@2@@Z)
1>Terra3DViewNet.obj : error LNK2028: unresolved token (0A000C5B) "public: __thiscall stlp_std::priv::_STLP_alloc_proxy<unsigned short *,unsigned short,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> >::~_STLP_alloc_proxy<unsigned short *,unsigned short,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> >(void)" (??1?$_STLP_alloc_proxy@PAGGV?$allocator@G@stlp_std@@@priv@stlp_std@@$$FQAE@XZ) referenced in function "public: __thiscall stlp_std::priv::_Vector_base<unsigned short,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> >::_Vector_base<unsigned short,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> >(unsigned int,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> const &)" (??0?$_Vector_base@GV?$allocator@G@stlp_std@@@priv@stlp_std@@$$FQAE@IABV?$allocator@G@2@@Z)
1>moc_ParentWidget.obj : error LNK2020: unresolved token (0A000DE1) "public: void __thiscall stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short>::deallocate(unsigned short *,unsigned int)" (?deallocate@?$allocator@G@stlp_std@@$$FQAEXPAGI@Z)
1>ParentWidget.obj : error LNK2028: unresolved token (0A000F27) "public: void __thiscall stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short>::deallocate(unsigned short *,unsigned int)" (?deallocate@?$allocator@G@stlp_std@@$$FQAEXPAGI@Z) referenced in function "public: __thiscall stlp_std::priv::_Vector_base<unsigned short,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> >::~_Vector_base<unsigned short,class stlp_std::allocator<unsigned short> >(void)" (??1?$_Vector_base@GV?$allocator@G@stlp_std@@@priv@stlp_std@@$$FQAE@XZ)
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I checked if the functions are included in the stlport library/DLL and the functions a present with a slightly different undecorated name. So i suppose there's something wrong with calling convention!? Any ideas?

Answer 1

C++ compilators use name mangling, eg. "void h(int)" becomes "?h@@YAXH@Z" when compiling with MSVC++ 6/7

However the name conversions differ between compilers, and even between compiler versions. Your DLL was probably compiled with a different compiler or an older version of the compiler which used different names. Try to recompile the library with the compiler you're using.

Answer 2

I solved the problem. The issue was that the stlport was compiled with wchar_t treated as built-in type and the .NET part was compiled without this option.

Because of this wchar_t was treated as unsigned short in .NET and caused the unresolved external symbols.