[Plplot-devel] Distinction between 32-bits and 64-bits libraries

[Arjen M. <Arj...@de...>]

Hello,



Yesterday, while trying to solve an issue with the Tcl binding under bare Windows, I came across the following problem:

-        I have a 64-bits Tcl version installed

-        I use the 32-bits compiler environment (MS Visual Studio, set for 32 bits)

-        CMake finds the Tcl libraries and arranges for the Tcl bindings to be built

-        The build subsequently fails because the import library that is used (64-bits) is not suitable for the compilation and linking (32-bits)



I presume similar things may happen with other external dependencies that come in different varieties. Should we guard against this happening or not? I have no idea how difficult it is to implement that.



For now, I suggest we warn about the possibility of this confusion in the documentation.



Regards,



Arjen






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