GnuCOBOL / Discussion / Help getting started: Having issue with compiling, libcob.lib nt found

I was trying to install GNUcobol for windows using choco install gnucobol but I have been stuck on the final step. It hits me with this error:

C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find /LIBPATH:C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libcob.lib: Invalid argument
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status

I decided to use -v for more info but I am still a bit lost.

cobc (GnuCOBOL) 3.2.0
Built     Jul 28 2023 19:10:09  Packaged  Jul 28 2023 17:02:56 UTC
C version (MinGW) "9.2.0"
loading standard configuration file 'default.conf'
command line:   C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\bin\cobc.exe -xv .\Helloworl.cbl
.\Helloworl.cbl:1: note: free format detected
    1 > IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
    2 | PROGRAM-ID. HELLO.
    3 | ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
preprocessing:  .\Helloworl.cbl -> C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob18632_0.cob
return status:  0
parsing:        C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob18632_0.cob (.\Helloworl.cbl)
.\Helloworl.cbl:8: warning: optional period used [-Wdialect]
    6 |      DISPLAY "Hello World!"
    7 |      STOP RUN
    8 > <EOF>
return status:  0
translating:    C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob18632_0.cob -> C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob18632_0.c (.\Helloworl.cbl)
executing:      gcc -c
                -I"C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\include" -o
                "C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob18632_0.o"
                "C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob18632_0.c"
return status:  0
executing:      gcc -Wl,--export-all-symbols -Wl,--enable-auto-import
                -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base -o "Helloworl.exe"
                "C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob18632_0.o"
                /LIBPATH:"C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libcob.lib"
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find /LIBPATH:C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libcob.lib: Invalid argument
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
return status:  1

Any help is appreciated. :)

Last edit: Simon Sobisch 2024-01-16

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Simon Sobisch - 2024-01-16

Somewhere in the setup there's an error. As this is a GCC build using ld.exe, there should be no /LIBPATH but instead -L.

What is the output of cobc --info? Do you manually call a a batch script to do the setup and/or is this done in the choco package?

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cobc (GnuCOBOL) 3.2.0
Copyright (C) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Written by Keisuke Nishida, Roger While, Ron Norman, Simon Sobisch, Edward Hart
Built     Jul 28 2023 19:10:09
Packaged  Jul 28 2023 17:02:56 UTC
C version (MinGW) "9.2.0"

build information
build environment        : i686-pc-mingw32
CC                       : gcc
C version                : (MinGW) "9.2.0"
CPPFLAGS                 : -I/mingw/include
CFLAGS                   : -O2 -pipe -finline-functions -fsigned-char
                           -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wmissing-prototypes
                           -Wno-format-y2k
LD                       : c:/mingw/mingw32/bin/ld.exe
LDFLAGS                  :

GnuCOBOL information
COB_CC                   : gcc
COB_CFLAGS               : -pipe -I/mingw/include -I/mingw/include
                           -Wno-unused -fsigned-char -Wno-pointer-sign
  env: COB_CFLAGS        : -I"C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\include"
COB_DEBUG_FLAGS          : -ggdb3 -fasynchronous-unwind-tables
COB_LDFLAGS              :
COB_LIBS                 : -L/mingw/lib -lcob
  env: COB_LIBS          : /LIBPATH:"C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libcob.lib"
COB_CONFIG_DIR           : /mingw/share/gnucobol/config
  env: COB_CONFIG_DIR    : C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\config
COB_COPY_DIR             : /mingw/share/gnucobol/copy
COB_MSG_FORMAT           : GCC
COB_OBJECT_EXT           : o
COB_MODULE_EXT           : dll
COB_EXE_EXT              : exe
64bit-mode               : no
BINARY-C-LONG            : 4 bytes
endianness               : little-endian
native EBCDIC            : no
extended screen I/O      : pdcurses
variable file format     : 0
sequential file handler  : built-in
indexed file handler     : BDB
mathematical library     : GMP
XML library              : disabled
JSON library             : cjson

I am using windows so choco calls a PowerShell script automatically as far as I know.

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Simon Sobisch - 2024-01-16

You should check with the choco maintainer - the environment variable set is wrong.
Actually you can do where cobc which should very likely get you to the file that needs a change from /LIBPATH: to -L.

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$packageName= 'GnuCOBOL'
$distDir    = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
$url        = 'https://arnoldtrembley.com/GC32-BDB-SP1-rename-7z-to-exe.7z'

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = $packageName
  unzipLocation = $distDir
  fileType      = 'exe'
  url           = $url

  softwareName  = 'GnuCOBOL*'

  checksum      = '7A2FC087A83B14E2F2B08F2393A0CA713529A42D0292144D2FB909242132BC95'
  checksumType  = 'sha256'
}

Install-ChocolateyZipPackage @packageArgs

$files = Get-ChildItem $($distDir) -Include *.exe -Exclude cobc.exe,cobcrun.exe -Recurse
foreach ($file in $files) {
  # We only want to shim cobc and cobcrun.
  New-Item "$file.ignore" -type file -force | Out-Null
}

Install-ChocolateyEnvironmentVariable -VariableName "COB_CONFIG_DIR" -VariableValue "$($distDir)\config"
Install-ChocolateyEnvironmentVariable -VariableName "COB_CFLAGS" -VariableValue "-I`"$($distDir)\include`""
Install-ChocolateyEnvironmentVariable -VariableName "COB_LIBRARY_PATH" -VariableValue "/LIBPATH:`"$($distDir)\lib`""
Install-ChocolateyEnvironmentVariable -VariableName "COB_LIBS" -VariableValue "/LIBPATH:`"$($distDir)\lib\libcob.lib`""

Did a bit of snooping around and I found the script that chocolatey runs on install.

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Simon Sobisch - 2024-01-16

change the (user) environment variables:

COB_LIBS should be replaced to have `-lcob,

in COB_LIBRARY_PATH replace /LIBPATH: by -L

I guess you need to do a restart afterwards, then recheck - if this works then please pass this information to the choco package maintainer.
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At least the error is different

cobc (GnuCOBOL) 3.2.0
Built     Jul 28 2023 19:10:09  Packaged  Jul 28 2023 17:02:56 UTC
C version (MinGW) "9.2.0"
loading standard configuration file 'default.conf'
command line:   C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\bin\cobc.exe -xv .\Helloworl.cbl
.\Helloworl.cbl:1: note: free format detected
    1 > IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
    2 | PROGRAM-ID. HELLO.
    3 | ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
preprocessing:  .\Helloworl.cbl -> C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob6108_0.cob
return status:  0
parsing:        C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob6108_0.cob (.\Helloworl.cbl)
.\Helloworl.cbl:8: warning: optional period used [-Wdialect]
    6 |      DISPLAY "Hello World!"
    7 |      STOP RUN
    8 > <EOF>
return status:  0
translating:    C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob6108_0.cob -> C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob6108_0.c (.\Helloworl.cbl)
executing:      gcc -c
                -I"C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\include" -o
                "C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob6108_0.o"
                "C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob6108_0.c"
return status:  0
executing:      gcc -Wl,--export-all-symbols -Wl,--enable-auto-import
                -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base -o "Helloworl.exe"
                "C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob6108_0.o"
                -L"C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libcob.lib"
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob6108_0.o:cob6108_0.c:(.text+0x20): undefined reference to `__imp_cob_init'
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob6108_0.o:cob6108_0.c:(.text+0x30): undefined reference to `__imp_cob_stop_run'
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob6108_0.o:cob6108_0.c:(.text+0x5c): undefined reference to `__imp_cob_check_version'
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob6108_0.o:cob6108_0.c:(.text+0xfb): undefined reference to `__imp_cob_module_global_enter'
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob6108_0.o:cob6108_0.c:(.text+0x189): undefined reference to `__imp_cob_display'
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob6108_0.o:cob6108_0.c:(.text+0x19a): undefined reference to `__imp_cob_stop_run'
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob6108_0.o:cob6108_0.c:(.text+0x2c2): undefined reference to `__imp_cob_set_cancel'
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob6108_0.o:cob6108_0.c:(.text+0x31d): undefined reference to `__imp_cob_fatal_error'
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
return status:  1

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It looks like COB_LIBS isn't -lcob...
In any case change -L"C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libcob.lib" to -L"C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib", and if it still doesn't work while COB_LIBS is set, then add -lcob to that list.

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Getting a different error now

obc (GnuCOBOL) 3.2.0
Built     Jul 28 2023 19:10:09  Packaged  Jul 28 2023 17:02:56 UTC
C version (MinGW) "9.2.0"
loading standard configuration file 'default.conf'
command line:   C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\bin\cobc.exe -xv .\Helloworl.cbl
preprocessing:  .\Helloworl.cbl -> C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob7844_0.cob
return status:  0
parsing:        C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob7844_0.cob (.\Helloworl.cbl)
return status:  0
translating:    C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob7844_0.cob -> C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob7844_0.c (.\Helloworl.cbl)
executing:      gcc -c
                -I"C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\include" -o
                "C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob7844_0.o"
                "C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob7844_0.c"
return status:  0
executing:      gcc -Wl,--export-all-symbols -Wl,--enable-auto-import
                -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base -o "Helloworl.exe"
                "C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob7844_0.o"
                -L"C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib"
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib/libmingw32.a when searching for -lmingw32
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libmingw32.a when searching for -lmingw32
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib/libmoldname.a when searching for -lmoldname
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libmoldname.a when searching for -lmoldname
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib/libmingwex.a when searching for -lmingwex
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libmingwex.a when searching for -lmingwex
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib/libmsvcrt.a when searching for -lmsvcrt
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libmsvcrt.a when searching for -lmsvcrt
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib/libkernel32.a when searching for -lkernel32
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libkernel32.a when searching for -lkernel32
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib/libadvapi32.a when searching for -ladvapi32
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libadvapi32.a when searching for -ladvapi32
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib/libshell32.a when searching for -lshell32
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libshell32.a when searching for -lshell32
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib/libuser32.a when searching for -luser32
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libuser32.a when searching for -luser32
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib/libkernel32.a when searching for -lkernel32
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libkernel32.a when searching for -lkernel32
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib/libmingw32.a when searching for -lmingw32
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libmingw32.a when searching for -lmingw32
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib/libmoldname.a when searching for -lmoldname
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libmoldname.a when searching for -lmoldname
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib/libmingwex.a when searching for -lmingwex
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libmingwex.a when searching for -lmingwex
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib/libmsvcrt.a when searching for -lmsvcrt
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libmsvcrt.a when searching for -lmsvcrt
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib/libkernel32.a when searching for -lkernel32
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib\libkernel32.a when searching for -lkernel32
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob7844_0.o:cob7844_0.c:(.text+0x20): undefined reference to `__imp_cob_init'
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob7844_0.o:cob7844_0.c:(.text+0x30): undefined reference to `__imp_cob_stop_run'
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob7844_0.o:cob7844_0.c:(.text+0x5c): undefined reference to `__imp_cob_check_version'
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob7844_0.o:cob7844_0.c:(.text+0xfb): undefined reference to `__imp_cob_module_global_enter'
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob7844_0.o:cob7844_0.c:(.text+0x189): undefined reference to `__imp_cob_display'
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob7844_0.o:cob7844_0.c:(.text+0x19a): undefined reference to `__imp_cob_stop_run'
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob7844_0.o:cob7844_0.c:(.text+0x2c2): undefined reference to `__imp_cob_set_cancel'
C:/ProgramData/mingw64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\catte\AppData\Local\Temp\cob7844_0.o:cob7844_0.c:(.text+0x31d): undefined reference to `__imp_cob_fatal_error'
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
return status:  1

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Chuck Haatvedt - 2024-01-17

Josh,

perhaps an easier option would be to download a binary archive from Arnold Trumbley's website that you can just expand and use...

https://www.arnoldtrembley.com/GC32-BDB-SP1-rename-7z-to-exe.7z

go to this page for installation instructions..

https://www.arnoldtrembley.com/GnuCOBOL.htm

Here are the newest GnuCOBOL 3.2 (28Jul2023) download binaries built with MinGW Gnu Compiler Collection 9.2.0. These binaries have been updated as of 13Aug2023 to include the most recent updates to the GnuCOBOL manuals, which are included in PDF format. GnuCOBOL 3.2 includes PDCursesMod 4.3.7/wincon. It also includes GCSORT.EXE and support for the COBOL ReportWriter. You can download a 7-Zip binary and rename the file extension from "7z" to "exe", and run it as a self-installing archive. Then see the STARTHERE.txt file, or open a cmd.exe window in the install folder, and run "set_env.cmd" to set the environment variables.

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Chuck Haatvedt - 2024-01-17

Josh,

you can find me on Skype if you have access to that, my user name is chuck.haatvedt

or send me a message and I could setup a meeting to help you get started.

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Josh Chatterjee - 2024-01-17

Sure. Mr Chuck H. I have classes now but I will check it out and see if i can fix this issue.

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Simon Sobisch - 2024-01-17

Rechecked the (edited?) post above:

likely missing - check with cobc --info: have COB_LIBS with the value -lcob

COB_LIB_PATH, should point to the library path, prefixed by -L just as it was in your example above (installed -L"C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gnucobol\tools\lib")

COB_LIBRARY_PATH, which is a directory listing of default lookup paths, should point to where CBL_OC_DUMP.dll is, I guess that would be $($distDir)\extras

@chaat: the choco install is thought to "just work" and should be made that way by fixing the local choco installation, then check back with the choco packaga maintainer.
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Cthulhux - 2024-05-15

Back in my day, people actually notified the maintainers...

Anyway: I fixed the Chocolatey package. Thank you for being involved to everyone who helped!

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