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    satcat
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    Hi all! I'm trying to build a Visual C++ application (a dialog application in Release mode with a simple window that creates a new thread in CWindowDlg). It compiles but in link I get this error: LINK : fatal error LNK1561: entry point must be defined NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'link.exe' : return code '0x619' Does anybody know what it means and how I could eliminate it? Thank you in advance!

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      Hi all! I'm trying to build a Visual C++ application (a dialog application in Release mode with a simple window that creates a new thread in CWindowDlg). It compiles but in link I get this error: LINK : fatal error LNK1561: entry point must be defined NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'link.exe' : return code '0x619' Does anybody know what it means and how I could eliminate it? Thank you in advance!

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      Navin
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      IT sounds like you either don't have a CWinApp class defined (e.g., somewhere you need the line: CMyWinAppDerievdClass theApp;) Or your your project settings are incorrect and you aren't set to run an MFC project or something. Remember, even if you win the rat race, you're still a rat.

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        Hi all! I'm trying to build a Visual C++ application (a dialog application in Release mode with a simple window that creates a new thread in CWindowDlg). It compiles but in link I get this error: LINK : fatal error LNK1561: entry point must be defined NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'link.exe' : return code '0x619' Does anybody know what it means and how I could eliminate it? Thank you in advance!

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        David Crow
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        Are you using the /ENTRY option with the linker?


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          IT sounds like you either don't have a CWinApp class defined (e.g., somewhere you need the line: CMyWinAppDerievdClass theApp;) Or your your project settings are incorrect and you aren't set to run an MFC project or something. Remember, even if you win the rat race, you're still a rat.

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          satcat
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          Well, I have in my code the line CWindowApp theApp; and I have "Use MFC in a shared DLL" so I don't know but I think they are not the problem... Usually, I can compile and link with no problem, but when I try to create threads then I got this problems in link. Any idea?:doh: Thanks!

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            Are you using the /ENTRY option with the linker?


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            satcat
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            Where should I write down this option, please? Thank you.

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              Where should I write down this option, please? Thank you.

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              In the .mak file. I assume you have one since nmake was mentioned.


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                In the .mak file. I assume you have one since nmake was mentioned.


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                My make file is: todo: cliente.exe servidor.exe servidorV.exe cliente.exe: cliente.obj imevoc.obj link.exe cliente.obj imevoc.obj TAO_Portableserver.lib TAO_RTEvent.lib TAO_CosNaming.lib TAO.lib ace.lib /libpath:"C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\LIB" servidor.exe: servidor.obj imevoc.obj imevos.obj imevo_i.obj imevo.obj link.exe servidor.obj imevo.obj imevoc.obj imevos.obj imevo_i.obj TAO_Portableserver.lib TAO_RTEvent.lib TAO_CosNaming.lib TAO.lib ace.lib /libpath:"C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\LIB" /NODEFAULTLIB:nafxcw.lib servidorV.exe: ventana.obj ventanaDlg.obj imevoc.obj imevos.obj imevo_i.obj imevo.obj link.exe ventana.obj ventanaDlg.obj imevo.obj imevoc.obj imevos.obj imevo_i.obj TAO_Portableserver.lib TAO_RTEvent.lib TAO_CosNaming.lib TAO.lib ace.lib /libpath:"C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\LIB" /ENTRY:"WinMain" cliente.obj: cliente.cpp imevoc.h CL cliente.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevoc.obj: imevoc.cpp imevoc.h CL imevoC.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevos.obj: imevos.cpp imevos.h CL imevos.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c servidor.obj: servidor.cpp imevo_i.h CL servidor.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevo_i.obj: imevo_i.h imevo_i.cpp imevoS.h imevo.h imevo.cpp CL imevo_i.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevo.obj: imevo.h imevo.cpp CL imevo.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c ventana.obj: ventana.h ventana.cpp CL ventana.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_AFXDLL" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c ventanaDlg.obj: ventanaDlg.h ventanaDlg.cpp CL ventanaDlg.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_AFXDLL" /D "_MBCS" /FD

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                  My make file is: todo: cliente.exe servidor.exe servidorV.exe cliente.exe: cliente.obj imevoc.obj link.exe cliente.obj imevoc.obj TAO_Portableserver.lib TAO_RTEvent.lib TAO_CosNaming.lib TAO.lib ace.lib /libpath:"C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\LIB" servidor.exe: servidor.obj imevoc.obj imevos.obj imevo_i.obj imevo.obj link.exe servidor.obj imevo.obj imevoc.obj imevos.obj imevo_i.obj TAO_Portableserver.lib TAO_RTEvent.lib TAO_CosNaming.lib TAO.lib ace.lib /libpath:"C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\LIB" /NODEFAULTLIB:nafxcw.lib servidorV.exe: ventana.obj ventanaDlg.obj imevoc.obj imevos.obj imevo_i.obj imevo.obj link.exe ventana.obj ventanaDlg.obj imevo.obj imevoc.obj imevos.obj imevo_i.obj TAO_Portableserver.lib TAO_RTEvent.lib TAO_CosNaming.lib TAO.lib ace.lib /libpath:"C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\LIB" /ENTRY:"WinMain" cliente.obj: cliente.cpp imevoc.h CL cliente.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevoc.obj: imevoc.cpp imevoc.h CL imevoC.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevos.obj: imevos.cpp imevos.h CL imevos.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c servidor.obj: servidor.cpp imevo_i.h CL servidor.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevo_i.obj: imevo_i.h imevo_i.cpp imevoS.h imevo.h imevo.cpp CL imevo_i.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevo.obj: imevo.h imevo.cpp CL imevo.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c ventana.obj: ventana.h ventana.cpp CL ventana.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_AFXDLL" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c ventanaDlg.obj: ventanaDlg.h ventanaDlg.cpp CL ventanaDlg.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_AFXDLL" /D "_MBCS" /FD

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                  David Crow
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                  It looks like only 1 of the three "link" lines have the /ENTRY option.


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                    It looks like only 1 of the three "link" lines have the /ENTRY option.


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                    ok, I understand... My problem now is that I don't know which is the main procedure in the application... I'm working in Visual C++ and my app is called Window (I only wrote /ENTRY:WinMain so I could know if I had understood you). Thank you.

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                      ok, I understand... My problem now is that I don't know which is the main procedure in the application... I'm working in Visual C++ and my app is called Window (I only wrote /ENTRY:WinMain so I could know if I had understood you). Thank you.

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                      Try changing the .mak file to the following in hopes of narrowing down which of the three modules is causing the problem: todo: cliente.exe cliente.exe: cliente.obj imevoc.obj link.exe cliente.obj imevoc.obj TAO_Portableserver.lib TAO_RTEvent.lib TAO_CosNaming.lib TAO.lib ace.lib /libpath:"C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\LIB" cliente.obj: cliente.cpp imevoc.h CL cliente.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevoc.obj: imevoc.cpp imevoc.h CL imevoC.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c If this works, do the same for servidor.exe, and then servidorv.exe.


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                        Try changing the .mak file to the following in hopes of narrowing down which of the three modules is causing the problem: todo: cliente.exe cliente.exe: cliente.obj imevoc.obj link.exe cliente.obj imevoc.obj TAO_Portableserver.lib TAO_RTEvent.lib TAO_CosNaming.lib TAO.lib ace.lib /libpath:"C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\LIB" cliente.obj: cliente.cpp imevoc.h CL cliente.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevoc.obj: imevoc.cpp imevoc.h CL imevoC.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "C:\corba\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c If this works, do the same for servidor.exe, and then servidorv.exe.


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                        I get the error building servidorv.exe The makefile is: todo: servidorV.exe servidorV.exe: ventana.obj ventanaDlg.obj imevoc.obj imevos.obj imevo_i.obj imevo.obj link.exe ventana.obj ventanaDlg.obj imevo.obj imevoc.obj imevos.obj imevo_i.obj TAO_Portableserver.lib TAO_RTEvent.lib TAO_CosNaming.lib TAO.lib ace.lib /libpath:"d:\ACE_wrappers\LIB" ventana.obj: ventana.h ventana.cpp CL ventana.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_AFXDLL" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c ventanaDlg.obj: ventanaDlg.h ventanaDlg.cpp CL ventanaDlg.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "d:\ACE_wrappers" /I "d:\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "d:\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_AFXDLL" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevos.obj: imevos.cpp imevos.h CL imevos.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "d:\ACE_wrappers" /I "d:\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "d:\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevoc.obj: imevoc.cpp imevoc.h CL imevoC.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "d:\ACE_wrappers" /I "d:\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "d:\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevo_i.obj: imevo_i.h imevo_i.cpp imevoS.h imevo.h imevo.cpp CL imevo_i.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "d:\ACE_wrappers" /I "d:\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "d:\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevo.obj: imevo.h imevo.cpp CL imevo.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c ``And the nmake throws: `LINK : fatal error LNK1561: entry point must be defined NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'link.exe' : return code '0x619' Stop.` when it ends compiling. servidor and cliente are OK. Which could be the problem? Thanks!``

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                          I get the error building servidorv.exe The makefile is: todo: servidorV.exe servidorV.exe: ventana.obj ventanaDlg.obj imevoc.obj imevos.obj imevo_i.obj imevo.obj link.exe ventana.obj ventanaDlg.obj imevo.obj imevoc.obj imevos.obj imevo_i.obj TAO_Portableserver.lib TAO_RTEvent.lib TAO_CosNaming.lib TAO.lib ace.lib /libpath:"d:\ACE_wrappers\LIB" ventana.obj: ventana.h ventana.cpp CL ventana.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_AFXDLL" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c ventanaDlg.obj: ventanaDlg.h ventanaDlg.cpp CL ventanaDlg.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "d:\ACE_wrappers" /I "d:\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "d:\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_AFXDLL" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevos.obj: imevos.cpp imevos.h CL imevos.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "d:\ACE_wrappers" /I "d:\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "d:\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevoc.obj: imevoc.cpp imevoc.h CL imevoC.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "d:\ACE_wrappers" /I "d:\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "d:\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevo_i.obj: imevo_i.h imevo_i.cpp imevoS.h imevo.h imevo.cpp CL imevo_i.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "d:\ACE_wrappers" /I "d:\ACE_wrappers\TAO" /I "d:\ACE_wrappers\TAO\orbsvcs" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c imevo.obj: imevo.h imevo.cpp CL imevo.CPP /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /FD /c ``And the nmake throws: `LINK : fatal error LNK1561: entry point must be defined NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'link.exe' : return code '0x619' Stop.` when it ends compiling. servidor and cliente are OK. Which could be the problem? Thanks!``

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                          Do any of the following modules contain a WinMain(), or equivalent, function: ventana.cpp ventanaDlg.cpp imevoc.cpp imevos.cpp imevo_i.cpp imevo.cpp


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                            Do any of the following modules contain a WinMain(), or equivalent, function: ventana.cpp ventanaDlg.cpp imevoc.cpp imevos.cpp imevo_i.cpp imevo.cpp


                            "The pointy end goes in the other man." - Antonio Banderas (Zorro, 1998)

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                            I think so since I've created the ventana.dsw project and in other projects I had no problems, but I don't really know which is the function that begins here :doh: When I build my project in Visual C++ instead of DOS console with nmake, I get this different message error: ventanaDlg.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "protected: virtual void __thiscall CVentanaDlg::OnOK(void)" (?OnOK@CVentanaDlg@@MAEXXZ) Release/ventana.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals The error that I get in the DOS console is about the entry point as I told you... I can't see the relationship between these errors. Waiting for your help and knowledge :) Thanks!

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                              I think so since I've created the ventana.dsw project and in other projects I had no problems, but I don't really know which is the function that begins here :doh: When I build my project in Visual C++ instead of DOS console with nmake, I get this different message error: ventanaDlg.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "protected: virtual void __thiscall CVentanaDlg::OnOK(void)" (?OnOK@CVentanaDlg@@MAEXXZ) Release/ventana.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals The error that I get in the DOS console is about the entry point as I told you... I can't see the relationship between these errors. Waiting for your help and knowledge :) Thanks!

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                              Why don't you open the ventana.dsw workspace, click on Project/Export Makefile. Compare this .mak file with the one you are currently using. Notice that it probably contains a lot more .cpp files.


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