Re: [perl-win32-gui-hackers] AxWindow compile fails with C2440 error on Visual Studio 2005

[Blair S. <bs...@nu...>]

I have resolved this by disabling STRICT type checking. I.e. remove 
-DNO_STRICT from Makefile.

Blair Sutton wrote:
> Whilst trying to compile AxWindow module from Win32:GUI 1.05 on Visual 
> Studio 2005 I get the following error:-
>
> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 
> 8\VC\ATLMFC\INCLUDE\atlwin.h(3281) : error C2440: 'return' : cannot 
> convert from 'INT_PTR (__stdcall *)(HWND,
> UINT,WPARAM,LPARAM)' to 'DLGPROC'
>        This conversion requires a reinterpret_cast, a C-style cast or 
> function-style cast
>        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 
> 8\VC\ATLMFC\INCLUDE\atlwin.h(3280) : while compiling class template 
> member function 'DLGPROC 
> ATL::CDialogImplBaseT<TBase>::GetDialogProc(void)'
>        with
>        [
>            TBase=ATL::CWindow
>        ]
>        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 
> 8\VC\ATLMFC\INCLUDE\atlwin.h(3819) : see reference to class template 
> instantiation 'ATL::CDialogImplBaseT<TBase>' being compiled
>        with
>        [
>            TBase=ATL::CWindow
>        ]
>        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 
> 8\VC\ATLMFC\INCLUDE\atlwin.h(3851) : see reference to class template 
> instantiation 'ATL::CSimpleDialog<t_wDlgTemplateID,t_bCenter>' being 
> compiled
> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 
> 8\VC\BIN\cl.EXE"' : return code '0x2'
> Stop.
> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 
> 8\VC\BIN\nmake.exe"' : return code '0x2'
> Stop.
>
> I have tried to search for the cause of the problem but to no avail. 
> Although my C++ is pretty good I cannot easily get my head around 
> where template is being instantiated in the XS code.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Blair
>
>