1>make_buildinfo.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__RegQueryValueExA@24 referenced in function _make_buildinfo2

[Tim Roberts]

On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 07:59:53 -0800 (PST), f rom <etaoinbe at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I am trying to debug a segfault which I can not pin down with a simple pytjon script. 
> For this I have downloaded the free Microsoft visual express c++.
> However I am having problems building python2.5.
> Anyone have experience with this ?  
>
> 1>------ Rebuild All started: Project: make_buildinfo, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
> ...1>Linking...
> 1>make_buildinfo.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__RegQueryValueExA at 24 referenced in function _make_buildinfo2
> 1>make_buildinfo.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__RegOpenKeyA at 12 referenced in function _make_buildinfo2
> 1>./make_buildinfo.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals
> 1>Build log was saved at "file://d:\Python-2.5\PCbuild8\x86-temp-release\make_buildinfo\BuildLog.htm"
> 1>make_buildinfo - 3 error(s), 11 warning(s)
> ========== Rebuild All: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========

The Express Edition compiler does not include the libraries you need to
call Windows APIs.  To do that, you will need to download and install
the Platform SDK, which is also free.

Is  Python 2.5 guaranteed to compile with the Express Edition?

-- 
Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.