Issues while compiling with windows

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#336 opened on Oct 28, 2024 2 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Newbie friendliness: 30/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Needs clarification
Activity status: Stale
Tech stack: cmake, cpp
Domain: build-system, operating-systems

Research direction

Start by reproducing the Windows CMake build for src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp and inspect how raylib.h is included alongside the Windows SDK headers. Compare the Linux and Windows build configuration and include setup. Done means the project compiles on Windows without the reported raylib.h and Windows header conflicts.

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Description

Hello I have a project where i need to compile the raylib-cpp with cmake under linux and windows, no error on linux but windows it's different. I use Cmake to compile the project.

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h(
249,3): error C2365: 'Rectangle': redefinition; previous definition was 'function' [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-M 
LH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.22621.0\um\wingdi.h(4561,24):
      see declaration of 'Rectangle'

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h(
287,15): error C3646: 'source': unknown override specifier [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet 
\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
310,15): error C2143: syntax error: missing ';' before '*' [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet 
\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
310,20): error C2238: unexpected token(s) preceding ';' [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\bu 
ild\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
955,12): error C2733: 'CloseWindow': you cannot overload a function with 'extern "C"' linkage [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\ 
B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.22621.0\um\winuser.h(4710,1):
      see declaration of 'CloseWindow'

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1004,12): error C2733: 'ShowCursor': you cannot overload a function with 'extern "C"' linkage [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\ 
B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.22621.0\um\winuser.h(9328,1):
      see declaration of 'ShowCursor'

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1218,48): error C2061: syntax error: identifier 'Rectangle' [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.barde 
t\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1241,12): error C2182: 'DrawRectangleRec': this use of 'void' is not valid [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-r 
type-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1241,12): error C2491: 'DrawRectangleRec': definition of dllimport data not allowed [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500- 
MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1241,39): error C2146: syntax error: missing ')' before identifier 'rec' [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rty 
pe-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1242,12): error C2182: 'DrawRectanglePro': this use of 'void' is not valid [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-r 
type-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1242,12): error C2491: 'DrawRectanglePro': definition of dllimport data not allowed [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500- 
MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1242,39): error C2146: syntax error: missing ')' before identifier 'rec' [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rty 
pe-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1245,12): error C2182: 'DrawRectangleGradientEx': this use of 'void' is not valid [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-ML 
H-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h(
1245,12): error C2491: 'DrawRectangleGradientEx': definition of dllimport data not allowed [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-C 
PP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1245,46): error C2146: syntax error: missing ')' before identifier 'rec' [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rty 
pe-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1247,12): error C2182: 'DrawRectangleLinesEx': this use of 'void' is not valid [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5 
-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1247,12): error C2491: 'DrawRectangleLinesEx': definition of dllimport data not allowed [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP- 
500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1247,43): error C2146: syntax error: missing ')' before identifier 'rec' [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rty 
pe-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1248,12): error C2182: 'DrawRectangleRounded': this use of 'void' is not valid [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5 
-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1248,12): error C2491: 'DrawRectangleRounded': definition of dllimport data not allowed [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP- 
500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1248,43): error C2146: syntax error: missing ')' before identifier 'rec' [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rty 
pe-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1249,12): error C2182: 'DrawRectangleRoundedLines': this use of 'void' is not valid [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500- 
MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1249,12): error C2491: 'DrawRectangleRoundedLines': definition of dllimport data not allowed [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B 
-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1249,48): error C2146: syntax error: missing ')' before identifier 'rec' [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rty 
pe-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1278,12): error C2491: 'CheckCollisionRecs': definition of dllimport data not allowed [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-50 
0-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1278,41): error C2146: syntax error: missing ')' before identifier 'rec1' [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rt 
ype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1280,66): error C2061: syntax error: identifier 'Rectangle' [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.barde 
t\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1281,50): error C2061: syntax error: identifier 'Rectangle' [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.barde 
t\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1287,7): error C2365: 'Rectangle': redefinition; previous definition was 'function' [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500- 
MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.22621.0\um\wingdi.h(4561,24):
      see declaration of 'Rectangle'

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1287,17): error C2146: syntax error: missing ';' before identifier 'GetCollisionRec' [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500 
-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1287,43): error C2146: syntax error: missing ')' before identifier 'rec1' [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rt 
ype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')

C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include\raylib.h( 
1295,13): error C2733: 'LoadImageA': you cannot overload a function with 'extern "C"' linkage [C:\Users\Hugo\Documents\GitHub\ 
B-CPP-500-MLH-5-1-rtype-hugo.bardet\build\windows\src\Command\r-type-cmd.vcxproj]
  (compiling source file '../../../../src/Command/Commands/Game_info/Create_game/Create_game.cpp')
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.22621.0\um\winuser.h(10848,1):
      see declaration of 'LoadImageA'

it's an extract from the error, I have many more.
If you need more things tell me and I will give you.

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