error when using polib

[t57042]

Hello,

I am trying to use POLIB (version 6.01.0) to make a .lib out of a .obj file, created with minigui.
I get following error message:

POLIB: fatal error : Invalid machinetype in object 'test.obj'

Any help?
thanks
Richard

[CommonTater]

First... read up on POLIB in the help file ... help -> Contents-> command line tools -> polib

It would seem the /machine option is missing or incorrect on your POLIB command line... Your choices are

/MACHINE:X86
/MACHINE:AMD64
/MACHINE:ARM
/MACHINE:X64

[t57042]

The problem is, I have no help file. Polib came with Purebasic.

My machine is X86 - windows7
The objectfile is test.obj and the lib should be test.lib

Can you give the syntax??

Thanks
Richard

[TimoVJL]

Try this first:
polib.exe test.obj /OUT:test.lib

and tell us what happens?

From help:

Create or modify a library with POLIB
 
You can use POLIB to create a library. When you do, use the following syntax:

POLIB filespec /OUT:library

The filespec argument specifies the name of one or more object files or libraries. Wildcards are allowed. If there are many files - use a response file.

The result will be written to the file named library.

You can remove members from a library with the following syntax:

POLIB library /REMOVE:member [/REMOVE:member ...]

The member name must be specified exactly as stored, but it is not case sensitive.

[CommonTater]

The problem is, I have no help file. Polib came with Purebasic.

Why not just download Pelles C?  It's free and the help file is VERY complete.

[t57042]

Try this first:
polib.exe test.obj /OUT:test.lib:

POLIB: fatal error: Invalid machinetype in object 'test.obj' .

[TimoVJL]

Next thing to do is examine that test.obj is proper object-file.
If you have hex-viewer, you can tell us what are first bytes of it.
For x86 they should be 4C 01 ( L and face).

Here is link for good PEView.exe to look into PE COFF files:
http://www.magma.ca/~wjr/PEview.zip

[t57042]

First bytes are 80 08

[TimoVJL]

So it is OMF-type object-file and polib.exe uses PE-COFF.

[t57042]

Do you know a program  that can I make the conversion?

Thanks
Richard

[CommonTater]

Do you know a program  that can I make the conversion?

First check your project types... make sure it's a windows project...

Also, I'd suggest heading over to the PowerBasic forums and informing them of the bug in their compiler...

[Bitbeisser]

Also, I'd suggest heading over to the PowerBasic forums and informing them of the bug in their compiler...

I doubt he'll get much help for his PureBasic there... 

Was actually more than surprised to see that PureBasic is even using/including some of Pelle's tools (POLINK, POLIB and PORC, with the first one v5.0, the other two v6.0),a s they are claiming to directly create executables... 

Ralf

[CommonTater]

Also, I'd suggest heading over to the PowerBasic forums and informing them of the bug in their compiler...

I doubt he'll get much help for his PureBasic there... 

OOPS... my bad.

Was actually more than surprised to see that PureBasic is even using/including some of Pelle's tools (POLINK, POLIB and PORC, with the first one v5.0, the other two v6.0),a s they are claiming to directly create executables... 

Even more interesting I'm hoping they've dealt with the copright issues...  I'd really hate to see Pelle get ripped off since that is a commercial product.