topic Re: CXXLINK options file error in Operating System - OpenVMS

CXXLINK options file error

William Bigelow — Tue, 09 Aug 2005 17:09:02 GMT

I get the following CXXLINK error whenever I attempt to add a library to my link command:

unable to write the linker options file
SYS$DISK:[]ALPHA020255DA.OPT, bad file number

The CXXLINK command will get past this error if I remove the reference to the library.

TNX beforehand

Re: CXXLINK options file error

Robert Gezelter — Tue, 09 Aug 2005 20:43:30 GMT

William,

Please supply the exact command line that you are using.

- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com

Re: CXXLINK options file error

Travis Craig — Tue, 09 Aug 2005 21:37:50 GMT

This is way out there because I can't find solid info on how we fixed a similar problem, but it looks like we fixed it one time by including the device and directory name before each library or options file that we mentioned in the cxxlink command.

Actually, we used logical names to specify the device-and-directory combinations.

I'll post more if I did up a better record of what we fixed and how.

--Travis Craig

Re: CXXLINK options file error

Peter Quodling — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 01:46:19 GMT

Sounds to me almost like inability to open enough files. Try bumping authorize parameter fillm for that account, and, from memory, that relates to sysgen parameter channelcnt.

q

Re: CXXLINK options file error

Willem Grooters — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 01:54:23 GMT

I don't know CXXLINK nor do I have access to a machine that has it, but I guess you specified a number of libraries in a row, delimited by ";", casuing VMS to _think_ that "SYS$DISK:[]ALPHA020255DA.OPT" is a version number.
Remove the ";", or specify ";0"

Re: CXXLINK options file error

William Bigelow — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 10:25:22 GMT

The exact command line is:

cxxlink/debug/exe=disk1:[user1.work]test_cpp my_cpp, -
my_other_cpp, -
disk2:[libs]alib/lib/include=my_incs

Thanks

Re: CXXLINK options file error

Robert Gezelter — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 10:47:50 GMT

William,

In your example:
$ cxxlink/debug/exe=disk1:[user1.work]test_cpp my_cpp, -
my_other_cpp, -
disk2:[libs]alib/lib/include=my_incs

Please try using an options file and specifying the library in the options file.

I am running between two meetings at this instant, so I have not had the time to verify it beyond checking against my use of cxxlink in a few client projects.

- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com

Re: CXXLINK options file error

William Bigelow — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:51:04 GMT

Thanks Robert Gezelter, this linker does require an "options" file for libs, etc.