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Zdravko Donev
Zdravko Donev

Reputation: 402

C++ Builder 10 Seattle NotificationCenter linker error

I've created a new VCL form using RAD Studio 10 Seattle.
I added a NotificationCenter at design time. Then I compiled it and ran it successfully.

But when I made the following two steps:
1. Went to

Project -> Options -> C++ Linker

and unchecked the "Link with Dynamic RTL" option.

2. Went to

Project -> Options -> Packages -> Runtime packages

and unchecked the "Link with runtime packages" option.

These options are unchecked in order to make the .exe standalone i.e. to be able to execute the .exe file without the IDE. So when these options are unchecked all libraries and packages are linked to the .exe file.

But now when I compile it, at link stage it gives me the following errors:

[ilink64 Error] Error: Unresolved external 'SHStrDupW' referenced from D:\PROGRAM FILES\EMBARCADERO\EMBARCADERO\STUDIO\17.0\LIB\WIN64\RELEASE\RTL.A|System.Win.Notification.o
[ilink64 Error] Error: Unresolved external 'WindowsDeleteString' referenced from D:\PROGRAM FILES\EMBARCADERO\EMBARCADERO\STUDIO\17.0\LIB\WIN64\RELEASE\RTL.A|Winapi.UI.Notifications.o
[ilink64 Error] Error: Unresolved external 'RoInitialize' referenced from D:\PROGRAM FILES\EMBARCADERO\EMBARCADERO\STUDIO\17.0\LIB\WIN64\RELEASE\RTL.A|System.Win.WinRT.o
[ilink64 Error] Error: Unresolved external 'RoUninitialize' referenced from D:\PROGRAM FILES\EMBARCADERO\EMBARCADERO\STUDIO\17.0\LIB\WIN64\RELEASE\RTL.A|System.Win.WinRT.o
[ilink64 Error] Error: Unresolved external 'WindowsGetStringRawBuffer' referenced from D:\PROGRAM FILES\EMBARCADERO\EMBARCADERO\STUDIO\17.0\LIB\WIN64\RELEASE\RTL.A|System.Win.WinRT.o
[ilink64 Error] Error: Unresolved external 'WindowsCreateString' referenced from D:\PROGRAM FILES\EMBARCADERO\EMBARCADERO\STUDIO\17.0\LIB\WIN64\RELEASE\RTL.A|System.Win.WinRT.o
[ilink64 Error] Error: Unresolved external 'RoGetActivationFactory' referenced from D:\PROGRAM FILES\EMBARCADERO\EMBARCADERO\STUDIO\17.0\LIB\WIN64\RELEASE\RTL.A|System.Win.WinRT.o
[ilink64 Error] Error: Unresolved external 'RoActivateInstance' referenced from D:\PROGRAM FILES\EMBARCADERO\EMBARCADERO\STUDIO\17.0\LIB\WIN64\RELEASE\RTL.A|System.Win.WinRT.o

So I searched my

Embarcadero/17.0/

directory for reference in the first linker error SHStrDupW and found three files with extenstion .h or .hpp and included them into my project, but the same results followed.

Does anyone have idea how to fix this bug, I would appreciate all kind of help? :)

P.S: It doesn't matter if I compile it for win32 or win64 OS.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1099

Answers (1)

Remy Lebeau
Remy Lebeau

Reputation: 596582

The linker errors are referring to Win32/WinRT API functions. You need to add Shlwapi.lib and runtimeobject.lib to your project to resolve those references.

Upvotes: 1

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