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Change linker order in CodeBlocks


I have a project in DialogBlocks 5.03 that compiles fine with mingw32, but using CodeBlocks 13.12 show this error:

F:\wxWidgets-3.0.0\lib\gcc_lib/libwxmsw30u_core.a(corelib_msw_listctrl.o):listctrl.cpp:(.text+0x1019): undefined reference to `ImageList_GetImageCount@4'
F:\wxWidgets-3.0.0\lib\gcc_lib/libwxmsw30u_core.a(corelib_msw_listctrl.o):listctrl.cpp:(.text+0x1063): undefined reference to `ImageList_Draw@24'
F:\wxWidgets-3.0.0\lib\gcc_lib/libwxmsw30u_core.a(corelib_msw_listctrl.o):listctrl.cpp:(.text+0x108c): undefined reference to `ImageList_GetIconSize@12'

I have detected that is the linker order of the libraries, in DialogBlocks this is the library order:

-Wl,--subsystem,windows -mwindows -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -lwxmsw30u_xrc -lwxmsw30u_richtext -lwxmsw30u_aui -lwxmsw30u_html -lwxmsw30u_stc -lwxmsw30u_propgrid -lwxmsw30u_ribbon -lwxmsw30u_adv -lwxmsw30u_core -lwxbase30u -lwxbase30u_net -lwxbase30u_xml -lwxtiff -lwxjpeg -lwxpng -lwxzlib -lwxregexu -lwxexpat -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lcomdlg32 -lwinspool -lwinmm -lshell32 -lcomctl32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -luuid -lrpcrt4 -ladvapi32 -lwsock32

And it compiles successfully

In CodeBlocks this is the compiler library order:

-mthreads -s -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -Wl,--subsystem,windows -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinspool -lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -luuid -lcomctl32 -lwsock32 -lodbc32 -lwxscintilla -lwxmsw30u_xrc -lwxmsw30u_richtext -lwxmsw30u_aui -lwxmsw30u_html -lwxmsw30u_stc -lwxmsw30u_propgrid -lwxmsw30u_ribbon -lwxmsw30u_adv -lwxmsw30u_core -lwxbase30u -lwxbase30u_net -lwxbase30u_xml -lwxtiff -lwxjpeg -lwxpng -lwxzlib -lwxregexu -lwxexpat -mwindows

If I compile the CodeBlocks project from command line using the DialogBlocks linker options, it compiles successfully

So in the CodeBlocks menu: Project -> Build Options -> Linker Settings, I add the libraries in the order that I want but CodeBlocks adds the parameters in its own order, even repeating the libraries

How I change the order?


Solution

  • Thanks to Sandro I found the answer

    I have CodeBlocks 13.12, to change the linker params you must go to the menu:

    Settings -> Compiler -> Tab: Other settings -> Click button: Advanced options... -> It shows a message box warning, click: Yes -> In the Command ComboBox select: Link object files to execute, and change this:

    $linker $libdirs -o $exe_output $link_objects $link_resobjects $link_options $libs -mwindows

    to:

    $linker $libdirs -o $exe_output $link_objects $link_resobjects $link_options

    Click button: OK

    Then go to menu:

    Project -> Build options... -> Tab: Linker settings -> In: Other linker options, I added my own ordered libs

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