unresolved external symbol __imp___gmpq_clear referenced in function "public: __cdecl CGAL::Gmpq_rep::~Gmpq_rep(void)"

[Rahma-15]

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Issue Details

I am trying to build a library OpenMVS which requires CGAL, i keep on getting this error. I downloaded gmp static library prebuilt for windows, the built in cmake worked fine but is giving errors in Visual Studio.

Source Code

1>------ Rebuild All started: Project: ZERO_CHECK, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
1>Checking Build System
1>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
1>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/libs/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
1>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/libs/Common/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
1>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/libs/Math/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
1>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/libs/IO/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
1>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/libs/MVS/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
1>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/apps/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
1>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/apps/InterfaceCOLMAP/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
1>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/apps/InterfaceVisualSFM/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
1>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/apps/DensifyPointCloud/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
1>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/apps/ReconstructMesh/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
1>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/apps/RefineMesh/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
1>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/apps/TextureMesh/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
1>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/apps/Viewer/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
1>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/docs/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
2>------ Rebuild All started: Project: Common, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
2>Generating CXX prefix header C:\Users\rnawab\Documents\OpenMVS\vcpkg-master\build\libs\Common\x64\Debug\cotire\Common_CXX_prefix.hxx
2>Building Custom Rule C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/src/libs/Common/CMakeLists.txt
2>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/libs/Common/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
2>Common.cpp
2>CUDA.cpp
2>ConfigTable.cpp
2>EventQueue.cpp
2>Log.cpp
2>SML.cpp
2>Timer.cpp
2>Types.cpp
2>Util.cpp
2>Generating Code...
2>Common.vcxproj -> C:\Users\rnawab\Documents\OpenMVS\vcpkg-master\build\lib\vc15\x64\Debug\Common.lib
3>------ Rebuild All started: Project: IO, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
4>------ Rebuild All started: Project: Math, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
3>Generating CXX prefix header C:\Users\rnawab\Documents\OpenMVS\vcpkg-master\build\libs\IO\x64\Debug\cotire\IO_CXX_prefix.hxx
4>Generating CXX prefix header C:\Users\rnawab\Documents\OpenMVS\vcpkg-master\build\libs\Math\x64\Debug\cotire\Math_CXX_prefix.hxx
3>Building Custom Rule C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/src/libs/IO/CMakeLists.txt
4>Building Custom Rule C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/src/libs/Math/CMakeLists.txt
3>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/libs/IO/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
4>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/libs/Math/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
3>Common.cpp
4>Common.cpp
4>IBFS.cpp
4>lmmin.cpp
4>Generating Code...
3>Image.cpp
3>ImageBMP.cpp
3>ImageDDS.cpp
4>Math.vcxproj -> C:\Users\rnawab\Documents\OpenMVS\vcpkg-master\build\lib\vc15\x64\Debug\Math.lib
3>ImageJPG.cpp
3>ImagePNG.cpp
3>ImageSCI.cpp
3>ImageTGA.cpp
3>ImageTIFF.cpp
3>OBJ.cpp
3>PLY.cpp
3>Generating Code...
3>ImageTIFF.obj : warning LNK4221: This object file does not define any previously undefined public symbols, so it will not be used by any link operation that consumes this library
3>ImagePNG.obj : warning LNK4221: This object file does not define any previously undefined public symbols, so it will not be used by any link operation that consumes this library
3>ImageJPG.obj : warning LNK4221: This object file does not define any previously undefined public symbols, so it will not be used by any link operation that consumes this library
3>IO.vcxproj -> C:\Users\rnawab\Documents\OpenMVS\vcpkg-master\build\lib\vc15\x64\Debug\IO.lib
3>Done building project "IO.vcxproj".
5>------ Rebuild All started: Project: MVS, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
5>Generating CXX prefix header C:\Users\rnawab\Documents\OpenMVS\vcpkg-master\build\libs\MVS\x64\Debug\cotire\MVS_CXX_prefix.hxx
5>Building Custom Rule C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/src/libs/MVS/CMakeLists.txt
5>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/libs/MVS/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
5>Common.cpp
5>Camera.cpp
5>DepthMap.cpp
5>Image.cpp
5>Mesh.cpp
5>C:\dev\CGAL-4.14\include\CGAL/config.h(119): warning C4005: 'BOOST_PARAMETER_MAX_ARITY': macro redefinition
5>C:\local\boost_1_70_0\boost/parameter/config.hpp(10): note: see previous definition of 'BOOST_PARAMETER_MAX_ARITY'
5>Platform.cpp
5>PointCloud.cpp
5>RectsBinPack.cpp
5>Scene.cpp
5>SceneDensify.cpp
5>SceneReconstruct.cpp
5>SceneRefine.cpp
5>SceneRefineCUDA.cpp
5>SceneTexture.cpp
5>Generating Code...
5>MVS.vcxproj -> C:\Users\rnawab\Documents\OpenMVS\vcpkg-master\build\lib\vc15\x64\Debug\MVS.lib
5>Done building project "MVS.vcxproj".
6>------ Rebuild All started: Project: ReconstructMesh, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
6>Building Custom Rule C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/src/apps/ReconstructMesh/CMakeLists.txt
6>CMake does not need to re-run because C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/apps/ReconstructMesh/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
6>ReconstructMesh.cpp
6>   Creating library C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/bin/vc15/x64/Debug/ReconstructMesh.lib and object C:/Users/rnawab/Documents/OpenMVS/vcpkg-master/build/bin/vc15/x64/Debug/ReconstructMesh.exp
6>MVS.lib(SceneReconstruct.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp___gmpq_clear referenced in function "public: __cdecl CGAL::Gmpq_rep::~Gmpq_rep(void)" (??1Gmpq_rep@CGAL@@QEAA@XZ)
6>MVS.lib(SceneReconstruct.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp___gmpq_equal referenced in function "public: bool __cdecl CGAL::Gmpq::operator==(class CGAL::Gmpq const &)const " (??8Gmpq@CGAL@@QEBA_NAEBV01@@Z)
6>MVS.lib(SceneReconstruct.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp___gmpq_init referenced in function "public: __cdecl CGAL::Gmpq_rep::Gmpq_rep(void)" (??0Gmpq_rep@CGAL@@QEAA@XZ)
6>MVS.lib(SceneReconstruct.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp___gmpq_set_d referenced in function "public: __cdecl CGAL::Gmpq::Gmpq(double)" (??0Gmpq@CGAL@@QEAA@N@Z)
6>MVS.lib(SceneReconstruct.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp___gmpn_add_n referenced in function __gmpn_add
6>MVS.lib(SceneReconstruct.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp___gmpn_mul referenced in function "struct CGAL::Mpzf __cdecl CGAL::operator*(struct CGAL::Mpzf const &,struct CGAL::Mpzf const &)" (??DCGAL@@YA?AUMpzf@0@AEBU10@0@Z)
6>MVS.lib(SceneReconstruct.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp___gmpn_sqr referenced in function "struct CGAL::Mpzf __cdecl CGAL::Mpzf_square(struct CGAL::Mpzf const &)" (?Mpzf_square@CGAL@@YA?AUMpzf@1@AEBU21@@Z)
6>MVS.lib(SceneReconstruct.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp___gmpn_sub_n referenced in function __gmpn_sub
6>MVS.lib(SceneReconstruct.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp___gmpn_copyi referenced in function "public: __cdecl CGAL::Mpzf::Mpzf(struct CGAL::Mpzf const &)" (??0Mpzf@CGAL@@QEAA@AEBU01@@Z)
6>C:\Users\rnawab\Documents\OpenMVS\vcpkg-master\build\bin\vc15\x64\Debug\ReconstructMesh.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 9 unresolved externals
6>Done building project "ReconstructMesh.vcxproj" -- FAILED.
========== Rebuild All: 5 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========

Environment

• Windows 10, 64 bit
• Compiler: VS -2015
• Release or debug mode: Debug
• Specific flags used (if any):
• CGAL version: 4.14
• Boost version: 1.70

[lrineau]

It looks like the linker is missing libgmp. I do not know what can be wrong. Have you found a solution since then?

[Rahma-15]

I had to give the path to 'libgmp-10.lib' file in linker -> include in Visual studio and it worked