Build static library with CMake and visual studio

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2 comments, last by jaguratio 2 years, 9 months ago

Hi !

I'm struggling a bit in compiling Angelscript with cmake for visual studio community 2019.

I would like to compile a static library so I can link to it after.

I clone the mirror directly and didn't touch any files.

When I build I have the following error:

could not open 'Angelscript.lib': no such file or directory

What am I doing wrong ? Do I forget to compile something (the add-ons ?, if so, how should I add them to my library ?)

Thank you for you help!

Here is the CMakeLists.txt I use:

cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.20)


add_executable (CMakeProject1 "CMakeProject1.cpp" "CMakeProject1.h")

add_subdirectory ("libs/angelscript-mirror/sdk/angelscript/projects/cmake")
target_link_libraries(CMakeProject1 PRIVATE Angelscript)

And here's the cpp file I use to test:

#include <assert.h>  // assert()
#include <string.h>  // strstr()

#include <iostream>  // cout
#ifdef _LINUX_
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <termios.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#else
#include <conio.h>    // kbhit(), getch()
#include <windows.h>  // timeGetTime()
#endif
#include "libs/angelscript-mirror/sdk/angelscript/include/angelscript.h"

#include "libs/angelscript-mirror/sdk/add_on/scriptstdstring/scriptstdstring.h"

using namespace std;

#ifdef _LINUX_

#define UINT unsigned int
typedef unsigned int DWORD;

// Linux doesn't have timeGetTime(), this essentially does the same
// thing, except this is milliseconds since Epoch (Jan 1st 1970) instead
// of system start. It will work the same though...
DWORD timeGetTime() {
  timeval time;
  gettimeofday(&time, NULL);
  return time.tv_sec * 1000 + time.tv_usec / 1000;
}

// Linux does have a getch() function in the curses library, but it doesn't
// work like it does on DOS. So this does the same thing, with out the need
// of the curses library.
int getch() {
  struct termios oldt, newt;
  int ch;

  tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &oldt);
  newt = oldt;
  newt.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO);
  tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &newt);

  ch = getchar();

  tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &oldt);
  return ch;
}

#endif

// Function prototypes
int RunApplication();
void ConfigureEngine(asIScriptEngine *engine);
int CompileScript(asIScriptEngine *engine);
void PrintString(string &str);
void PrintString_Generic(asIScriptGeneric *gen);
void timeGetTime_Generic(asIScriptGeneric *gen);
void LineCallback(asIScriptContext *ctx, DWORD *timeOut);

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
  RunApplication();

  // Wait until the user presses a key
  cout << endl << "Press any key to quit." << endl;
  while (!_getch())
    ;

  return 0;
}

void MessageCallback(const asSMessageInfo *msg, void *param) {
  const char *type = "ERR ";
  if (msg->type == asMSGTYPE_WARNING)
    type = "WARN";
  else if (msg->type == asMSGTYPE_INFORMATION)
    type = "INFO";

  printf("%s (%d, %d) : %s : %s\n", msg->section, msg->row, msg->col, type,
         msg->message);
}

int RunApplication() {
  int r;

  // Create the script engine
  asIScriptEngine *engine = asCreateScriptEngine();
  if (engine == 0) {
    cout << "Failed to create script engine." << endl;
    return -1;
  }

  // The script compiler will write any compiler messages to the callback.
  engine->SetMessageCallback(asFUNCTION(MessageCallback), 0, asCALL_CDECL);

  // Configure the script engine with all the functions,
  // and variables that the script should be able to use.
  ConfigureEngine(engine);

  // Compile the script code
  r = CompileScript(engine);
  if (r < 0) {
    engine->Release();
    return -1;
  }

  // Create a context that will execute the script.
  asIScriptContext *ctx = engine->CreateContext();
  if (ctx == 0) {
    cout << "Failed to create the context." << endl;
    engine->Release();
    return -1;
  }

  // We don't want to allow the script to hang the application, e.g. with an
  // infinite loop, so we'll use the line callback function to set a timeout
  // that will abort the script after a certain time. Before executing the
  // script the timeOut variable will be set to the time when the script must
  // stop executing.
  DWORD timeOut;
  r = ctx->SetLineCallback(asFUNCTION(LineCallback), &timeOut, asCALL_CDECL);
  if (r < 0) {
    cout << "Failed to set the line callback function." << endl;
    ctx->Release();
    engine->Release();
    return -1;
  }

  // Find the function for the function we want to execute.
  asIScriptFunction *func =
      engine->GetModule(0)->GetFunctionByDecl("float calc(float, float)");
  if (func == 0) {
    cout << "The function 'float calc(float, float)' was not found." << endl;
    ctx->Release();
    engine->Release();
    return -1;
  }

  // Prepare the script context with the function we wish to execute. Prepare()
  // must be called on the context before each new script function that will be
  // executed. Note, that if you intend to execute the same function several
  // times, it might be a good idea to store the function returned by
  // GetFunctionByDecl(), so that this relatively slow call can be skipped.
  r = ctx->Prepare(func);
  if (r < 0) {
    cout << "Failed to prepare the context." << endl;
    ctx->Release();
    engine->Release();
    return -1;
  }

  // Now we need to pass the parameters to the script function.
  ctx->SetArgFloat(0, 3.14159265359f);
  ctx->SetArgFloat(1, 2.71828182846f);

  // Set the timeout before executing the function. Give the function 1 sec
  // to return before we'll abort it.
  timeOut = timeGetTime() + 1000;

  // Execute the function
  cout << "Executing the script." << endl;
  cout << "---" << endl;
  r = ctx->Execute();
  cout << "---" << endl;
  if (r != asEXECUTION_FINISHED) {
    // The execution didn't finish as we had planned. Determine why.
    if (r == asEXECUTION_ABORTED)
      cout << "The script was aborted before it could finish. Probably it "
              "timed out."
           << endl;
    else if (r == asEXECUTION_EXCEPTION) {
      cout << "The script ended with an exception." << endl;

      // Write some information about the script exception
      asIScriptFunction *func = ctx->GetExceptionFunction();
      cout << "func: " << func->GetDeclaration() << endl;
      cout << "modl: " << func->GetModuleName() << endl;
      cout << "sect: " << func->GetScriptSectionName() << endl;
      cout << "line: " << ctx->GetExceptionLineNumber() << endl;
      cout << "desc: " << ctx->GetExceptionString() << endl;
    } else
      cout << "The script ended for some unforeseen reason (" << r << ")."
           << endl;
  } else {
    // Retrieve the return value from the context
    float returnValue = ctx->GetReturnFloat();
    cout << "The script function returned: " << returnValue << endl;
  }

  // We must release the contexts when no longer using them
  ctx->Release();

  // Shut down the engine
  engine->ShutDownAndRelease();

  return 0;
}

void ConfigureEngine(asIScriptEngine *engine) {
  int r;

  // Register the script string type
  // Look at the implementation for this function for more information
  // on how to register a custom string type, and other object types.
  RegisterStdString(engine);

  if (!strstr(asGetLibraryOptions(), "AS_MAX_PORTABILITY")) {
    // Register the functions that the scripts will be allowed to use.
    // Note how the return code is validated with an assert(). This helps
    // us discover where a problem occurs, and doesn't pollute the code
    // with a lot of if's. If an error occurs in release mode it will
    // be caught when a script is being built, so it is not necessary
    // to do the verification here as well.
    r = engine->RegisterGlobalFunction("void Print(string &in)",
                                       asFUNCTION(PrintString), asCALL_CDECL);
    assert(r >= 0);
    r = engine->RegisterGlobalFunction("uint GetSystemTime()",
                                       asFUNCTION(timeGetTime), asCALL_STDCALL);
    assert(r >= 0);
  } else {
    // Notice how the registration is almost identical to the above.
    r = engine->RegisterGlobalFunction("void Print(string &in)",
                                       asFUNCTION(PrintString_Generic),
                                       asCALL_GENERIC);
    assert(r >= 0);
    r = engine->RegisterGlobalFunction("uint GetSystemTime()",
                                       asFUNCTION(timeGetTime_Generic),
                                       asCALL_GENERIC);
    assert(r >= 0);
  }

  // It is possible to register the functions, properties, and types in
  // configuration groups as well. When compiling the scripts it then
  // be defined which configuration groups should be available for that
  // script. If necessary a configuration group can also be removed from
  // the engine, so that the engine configuration could be changed
  // without having to recompile all the scripts.
}

int CompileScript(asIScriptEngine *engine) {
  int r;

  // We will load the script from a file on the disk.
  FILE *f = fopen("script.as", "rb");
  if (f == 0) {
    cout << "Failed to open the script file 'script.as'." << endl;
    return -1;
  }

  // Determine the size of the file
  fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END);
  int len = ftell(f);
  fseek(f, 0, SEEK_SET);

  // On Win32 it is possible to do the following instead
  // int len = _filelength(_fileno(f));

  // Read the entire file
  string script;
  script.resize(len);
  size_t c = fread(&script[0], len, 1, f);
  fclose(f);

  if (c == 0) {
    cout << "Failed to load script file." << endl;
    return -1;
  }

  // Add the script sections that will be compiled into executable code.
  // If we want to combine more than one file into the same script, then
  // we can call AddScriptSection() several times for the same module and
  // the script engine will treat them all as if they were one. The script
  // section name, will allow us to localize any errors in the script code.
  asIScriptModule *mod = engine->GetModule(0, asGM_ALWAYS_CREATE);
  r = mod->AddScriptSection("script", &script[0], len);
  if (r < 0) {
    cout << "AddScriptSection() failed" << endl;
    return -1;
  }

  // Compile the script. If there are any compiler messages they will
  // be written to the message stream that we set right after creating the
  // script engine. If there are no errors, and no warnings, nothing will
  // be written to the stream.
  r = mod->Build();
  if (r < 0) {
    cout << "Build() failed" << endl;
    return -1;
  }

  // The engine doesn't keep a copy of the script sections after Build() has
  // returned. So if the script needs to be recompiled, then all the script
  // sections must be added again.

  // If we want to have several scripts executing at different times but
  // that have no direct relation with each other, then we can compile them
  // into separate script modules. Each module use their own namespace and
  // scope, so function names, and global variables will not conflict with
  // each other.

  return 0;
}

void LineCallback(asIScriptContext *ctx, DWORD *timeOut) {
  // If the time out is reached we abort the script
  if (*timeOut < timeGetTime()) ctx->Abort();

  // It would also be possible to only suspend the script,
  // instead of aborting it. That would allow the application
  // to resume the execution where it left of at a later
  // time, by simply calling Execute() again.
}

// Function implementation with native calling convention
void PrintString(string &str) { cout << str; }

// Function implementation with generic script interface
void PrintString_Generic(asIScriptGeneric *gen) {
  string *str = (string *)gen->GetArgAddress(0);
  cout << *str;
}

// Function wrapper is needed when native calling conventions are not supported
void timeGetTime_Generic(asIScriptGeneric *gen) {
  gen->SetReturnDWord(timeGetTime());
}
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When you link the library, it is case sensitive, so its not ‘Angelscript’ but ‘angelscript'.

Also to add the SDKs you are better of just including them into the source of your project by altering the CMakeLists like so:

cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.20)

add_subdirectory ("libs/angelscript-mirror/sdk/angelscript/projects/cmake")

add_executable (CMakeProject1
	"CMakeProject1.cpp"
	"CMakeProject1.h"
	"libs/angelscript-mirror/sdk/add_on/scriptstdstring/scriptstdstring.h"
	"libs/angelscript-mirror/sdk/add_on/scriptstdstring/scriptstdstring.cpp"
)

target_include_directories(CMakeProject1 PUBLIC "libs/angelscript-mirror/sdk/angelscript/include")
target_link_libraries(CMakeProject1 PRIVATE angelscript)

This correctly links the library and adds the include directory to the project, so you can more cleanly include angelscript like this:

#include <angelscript.h>

Thank you very much. It now works like a charm !

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