Re: Errors using DLL from Inline C with 32-bit Perl

[syphilis]

Why is this happening and can it be (easily) fixed?

The only thing I can think of is that the Inline::C script and the C script are finding different files - either the wiz.* files, or the freeimage library.

In building the executable, it was unnecessary to provide info regarding the location of the freeimage library.
Generally that would mean that it's also unnecessary to provide that info to the Inline::C script, so 2 things I would try is to:
1) remove the "inc =>" spec completely and
2) change the "lib =>" spec to simply libs => '-lfreeimage'
That should let the C toolchain find it's own way - just as happened when you built the executable

I think it has to be something pretty simple.
IME, when odd stuff like this happens, it's never because Inline::C is doing something it shouldn't - but, of course, there could always be "a first time" ;-)

Cheers,
Rob

[vr]

the Inline::C script and the C script are finding different files

Spot on! But problem persists. I'm embarrassed to admit ("what else he forgot to mention?"), that I must have placed FreeImage.dll (and *.lib, and *.h) into appropriate "system" GCC folders, when started experiments a couple weeks ago. However, if I either (1) modify Perl script as you suggest, or (2) delete mentioned files and add "-I. -L." to C command line -- the end results are the same. The compiled exe runs OK, Perl crashes.

just general debugging advice...

Thanks, bliako! I've already checked that all functions (including "FreeImage_GetFileType") complete successfully for a TIF, and all up to and including "FreeImage_GetTagKey" for a JPG. And compiler flags for *.c file were taken from *.inl, with Perl related defines omitted. Same result if I copy verbatim from "perl -V:ccflags"

Anonymous Monk: other info, obtained after click-click in said GUI:

Error signature
AppName: perl.exe	 AppVer: 5.28.0.1	 ModName: freeimage.dll
ModVer: 3.18.0.0	 Offset: 00066bf0

As I said, the problem is not worth too much effort, please don't waste your time. I can only add, there's PDL::IO::Image which uses Alien::FreeImage, which includes FreeImage source (version 3.017), they work successfully on this 32-bit installation (and, yes, I also tried to clean-delete Alien::FreeImage and its compiled library, no changes).