LNK2001: unresolved external symbol when building for x64 platform

[FelixPirvan]

The project builds on Win32 platform, but not on x64.

Full error message: dllentry.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "class CFactoryTemplate * g_Templates" (?g_Templates@@3PAVCFactoryTemplate@@A)

The dllentry.cpp (a DirectShow base class) compiles on both platforms. It contains the external declarations:

extern CFactoryTemplate g_Templates[];
extern int g_cTemplates;

g_Templates[] is then used in two functions:

__control_entrypoint(DllExport) STDAPI DllGetClassObject(__in REFCLSID rClsID,
__in REFIID riid, __deref_out void **pv)
{
...
for (int i = 0; i < g_cTemplates; i++)
{
const CFactoryTemplate * pT = &g_Templates[i];
}
}

and

DllInitClasses(BOOL bLoading)
{
...
for (int i = 0; i < g_cTemplates; i++)
{
const CFactoryTemplate * pT = &g_Templates[i];
}
}

myClass.cpp contains the definitions for the two externals in dllentry.cpp, at top level, just after the includes:

CFactoryTemplate* g_Templates=0;
int g_cTemplates=0;

myClass.cpp also compiles by itself, but the project does not build. I checked all the libraries in the project settings and all seems to be OK, the 64 bit versions are used.

What should I do to make the project build for x64 platform?

[OReubens]

the Obvious first suggestion would be that it seems that either myclass.cpp isn't properly defined and the 2 definitions don't get compiled (possibly due to improper placement of the compiled header include, or due to conditional compilation switches (#if/#ifdef)
Alternatively, the myclass.obj isn't being considere in the linking process, indicating a problem with the makefile or the linker settings.

[moffy]

How are your DirectX SDK's set up? Perhaps a missing lib from the x64.

[FelixPirvan]

Thanks, guys. I solved it by declaring
CFactoryTemplate g_Templates[1];
in MyClass.cpp, instead of
CFactoryTemplate* g_Templates=0;

For some reason the win32 build did not complain about pointer to array conversion, but the x64 build seems not to like it.

[OReubens]

now your definition and the declaration differ, that's not an ideal situation either (even if the linker isn't complaining), it could cause some headaches down the road...

if you really intend for it to be a pointer, then define it as such in the header as well (and duplicate it in the declaration in the .cpp)