DDS in a DLL

Hi,

To create a basic DLL you will need the following flags:

WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;WIN32;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;NDDS_DLL_VARIABLE;RTI_WIN32;RTI_ENDIAN_LITTLE;

You will also have to add the include directories $(NDDSHOME)\include and $(NDDSHOME)\include\ndds.

Best,
Fernando.

Hi Ben,

Do you get the error when using the library that you created or while creating that new library?

Check that you have the RTI libraries in your PATH (in Windows), or in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH (in Linux)

Jorge

Hi all,

Would it be possible to post what the issue with x64 vs 32-bit Windows? I am trying to get a basic 64-bit service up on VS2013, and getting linker resolution errors no matter what I put as pre-processor defines.

Thanks,
Tim

Here are the defines from the VS2013 Project file:

  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
    <ClCompile>
...
      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDDS_DLL_VARIABLE;RTI_WIN32;WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;TESTDLL3_EXPORTS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(NDDSHOME)\include;$(NDDSHOME)\include\ndds;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
    </ClCompile>
    <Link>
...
      <AdditionalDependencies>nddscpp.lib;nddsc.lib;nddscore.lib;netapi32.lib;advapi32.lib;user32.lib;WS2_32.lib;;kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(NDDSHOME)\lib\x64Win64VS2013;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
    </Link>
  </ItemDefinitionGroup>

VS2013 or VS2013 Express?

Express

The VS - express editions have traditionally been 32bit only.  I know they changed that recently, but you may need to download 64bit libraries from Microsoft before you can create 64bit applications.

Using Visual Studio 2015 RC I do get the following warnings, I do use RTI_WIN32, NDDS_DLL_VARIABLE, and NDDS_USER_DLL_EXPORT as defines when compiling the generated code

ndds.5.1.0\include\ndds/dds_cpp/dds_cpp_publication.h(323): warning C4275: non dll-interface class 'DDSDomainEntity' used as base for dll-interface class 'DDSDataWriter'
ndds.5.1.0\include\ndds/dds_cpp/dds_cpp_infrastructure.h(284): note: see declaration of 'DDSDomainEntity'
ndds.5.1.0\include\ndds/dds_cpp/dds_cpp_publication.h(323): note: see declaration of 'DDSDataWriter'
ndds.5.1.0\include\ndds/dds_cpp/dds_cpp_subscription.h(356): warning C4275: non dll-interface class 'DDSDomainEntity' used as base for dll-interface class 'DDSDataReader'
ndds.5.1.0\include\ndds/dds_cpp/dds_cpp_infrastructure.h(284): note: see declaration of 'DDSDomainEntity'
ndds.5.1.0\include\ndds/dds_cpp/dds_cpp_subscription.h(356): note: see declaration of 'DDSDataReader'

Hi,

Did you ever get a reply about these C4275 warnings in VS 2015?

I am using VS 2017 with Connext Pro 5.3.0.1, and I am facing a similar problem, with a slightly different warning code.

I am trying to export the types rtiddsgen has created for me.

• Without NDDS_USER_DLL_EXPORT, no type is exported.
• With the NDDS_USER_DLL_EXPORT precompilation directive, the types are exported, but the following warnings pops up when compiling:
  C:\Program Files\rti_connext_dds-5.3.0\include\ndds\hpp\dds/core/String.hpp(42): warning C4251: 'std::_String_alloc<std::_String_base_types<_Elem,_Alloc>>::_Mypair': class 'std::_Compressed_pair<std::allocator,std::_String_val<std::_Simple_types<_Ty>>,true>' needs to have dll-interface to be used by clients of class 'std::_String_alloc<std::_String_base_types<_Elem,_Alloc>>'1> with1> [1> _Elem=char,1> _Alloc=std::allocator1> ]1> and1> [1> _Ty=char1> ]1> and1> [1> _Elem=char,1> _Alloc=std::allocator1> ]

Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Reureu

Yes, the C4275 we reported have been fixed by RTI in their latest release. I haven't seen the ones you reported.

Thank you jwillemsen!

Do you still have only RTI_WIN32, NDDS_DLL_VARIABLE, and NDDS_USER_DLL_EXPORT as "custom" precompilation directives?

Mine are:

• NDDS_DLL_VARIABLE
• WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
• WIN32
• RTI_WIN32
• NDEBUG
• _CONSOLE
• _SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
• NDDS_USER_DLL_EXPORT

Maybe it's related to VS 2017?

We are using

• WIN32
• _WINDOWS
• _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS
• _AMD64_
• _WIN64
• _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
• _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
• _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE
• _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS
• RTI_WIN32
• NDDS_DLL_VARIABLE