Error linking ace_gperf.exe (Embarcadero C++Builder 12)

[IgorZ63]

Version

8.0.3

Host machine and operating system

Windows 10 Pro, x64

Target machine and operating system (if different from host)

Windows 10 Pro, x64

Compiler name and version (including patch level)

Embarcadero® RAD Studio 12 Version 29.0.53982.0329

The $ACE_ROOT/ace/config.h file

#include "ace/config-win32.h"

The $ACE_ROOT/include/makeinclude/platform_macros.GNU file

Contents of $ACE_ROOT/bin/MakeProjectCreator/config/default.features

I don't have this file.

AREA/CLASS/EXAMPLE AFFECTED:

$ACE_ROOT/apps/gperf

The problem effects:

Error linking.

Synopsis

Error linking ace_gperf.exe.

Description

MAKE Version 5.43  Copyright (c) 1987, 2019 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "cd ..\ace\Compression && make -DBCC64X   -DRELEASE=1   -DUNICODE=0 -f Makefile.ACE_Compression.bmak all"
MAKE Version 5.43  Copyright (c) 1987, 2019 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "cd ..\ace\Compression\rle && make -DBCC64X   -DRELEASE=1   -DUNICODE=0 -f Makefile.ACE_RLECompression.bmak all"
MAKE Version 5.43  Copyright (c) 1987, 2019 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "cd ..\ace\ETCL && make -DBCC64X   -DRELEASE=1   -DUNICODE=0 -f Makefile.ACE_ETCL.bmak all"
MAKE Version 5.43  Copyright (c) 1987, 2019 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "cd ..\ace\ETCL && make -DBCC64X   -DRELEASE=1   -DUNICODE=0 -f Makefile.ACE_ETCL_Parser.bmak all"
MAKE Version 5.43  Copyright (c) 1987, 2019 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "cd ..\ace\Monitor_Control && make -DBCC64X   -DRELEASE=1   -DUNICODE=0 -f Makefile.Monitor_Control.bmak all"
MAKE Version 5.43  Copyright (c) 1987, 2019 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "cd ..\ace\QoS && make -DBCC64X   -DRELEASE=1   -DUNICODE=0 -f Makefile.QoS.bmak all"
MAKE Version 5.43  Copyright (c) 1987, 2019 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "cd ..\apps\gperf\src && make -DBCC64X   -DRELEASE=1   -DUNICODE=0 -f Makefile.gperf.bmak all"
MAKE Version 5.43  Copyright (c) 1987, 2019 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
        bcc64x @MAKE0000.@@@
clang version 15.0.7 (git@ngnu.embt.com:llvm-project 3052252252f2bb600fb623cdb63ea78079a69adc)
Target: x86_64-w64-windows-gnu
Thread model: posix
InstalledDir: C:\PROGRA~2\EMBARC~1\Studio\23.0\bin64
Borland configuration file: C:/Program Files (x86)/Embarcadero/Studio/23.0/bin64/bcc64x.cfg
Embarcadero C++ 7.70 for Win64/COFF Copyright (c) 2012-2024 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
 "C:\\PROGRA~2\\EMBARC~1\\Studio\\23.0\\bin64\\ld.lld" -m i386pep -Bdynamic -o ../../../bin/ace_gperf.exe "C:\\PROGRA~2\\EMBARC~1\\Studio\\23.0\\x86_64-w64-mingw32\\lib\\crt2u.o" "C:\\PROGRA~2\\EMBARC~1\\Studio\\23.0\\x86_64-w64-mingw32\\lib\\crtbegin.o" "-Lc:\\program files (x86)\\embarcadero\\studio\\23.0\\lib\\win64x\\release" -L. -L../../../lib "-LC:\\PROGRA~2\\EMBARC~1\\Studio\\23.0\\x86_64-w64-mingw32\\lib" "-LC:\\PROGRA~2\\EMBARC~1\\Studio\\23.0\\x86_64-w64-mingw32\\mingw/lib" "-LC:\\PROGRA~2\\EMBARC~1\\Studio\\23.0\\lib" "-LC:\\PROGRA~2\\EMBARC~1\\Studio\\23.0\\x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib" "-LC:\\Program Files (x86)\\Embarcadero\\Studio\\23.0\\lib\\clang\\15.0.7\\lib\\windows" Release/Unicode/gperf/gperf.o Release/Unicode/gperf/Options.o Release/Unicode/gperf/Iterator.o Release/Unicode/gperf/Gen_Perf.o Release/Unicode/gperf/Key_List.o Release/Unicode/gperf/List_Node.o Release/Unicode/gperf/Hash_Table.o Release/Unicode/gperf/Bool_Array.o Release/Unicode/gperf/Vectors.o Release/Unicode/gperf/Version.o ACE_bru.lib -liphlpapi -lws2_32 -lucrt -lmingwthrd -l:import64.lib -lc++ -lmingw32 "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Embarcadero\\Studio\\23.0\\lib\\clang\\15.0.7\\lib\\windows\\libclang_rt.builtins-x86_64.a" -lunwind -lmoldname -lmingwex -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -luser32 -lkernel32 -lmingw32 "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Embarcadero\\Studio\\23.0\\lib\\clang\\15.0.7\\lib\\windows\\libclang_rt.builtins-x86_64.a" -lunwind -lmoldname -lmingwex -lkernel32 "C:\\PROGRA~2\\EMBARC~1\\Studio\\23.0\\x86_64-w64-mingw32\\lib\\crtend.o"
ld.lld: error: undefined symbol: wWinMain
>>> referenced by libmingw32.a(lib64_libmingw32_a-ucrtexewin.o):(wmain)
bcc64x: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

Repeat by

set BCC64X=1
set RELEASE = 1
set UNICODE = 0
make -f Makefile.bmak all

Sample fix/ workaround