I am using Cygwin under Win7 in a 64-bit machine.
The following program compiles in 64-bit mode without any issue.
runme: main.cpp asm.o
g++ main.cpp asm.o -o executable
asm.o: asm.asm
nasm -f elf64 asm.asm -o asm.o
section .data
section .bss
section .text
global GetValueFromASM
GetValueFromASM:
mov eax, 9
ret
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
extern "C" int GetValueFromASM();
int main()
{
cout<<"GetValueFromASM() returned = "<<GetValueFromASM()<<endl;
return 0;
}
But, I want to compile it in 32-bit mode. So, I changed elf64
to elf
and my new makefile looks like the following:
runme: main.cpp asm.o
g++ main.cpp asm.o -o executable
asm.o: asm.asm
nasm -f elf asm.asm -o asm.o
But, I am getting the following error:
$ make
nasm -f elf asm.asm -o asm.o
g++ main.cpp asm.o -o executable
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: i386
architecture of input file `asm.o' is incompatible with i386:x86-64 output
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [makefile:4: runme] Error 1
What could be the reason?
How can I get around this issue?
Edit-1: I have added -m32
option in g++
. Now, the error is as follows:
$ make
g++ -m32 main.cpp asm.o -o executable
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0//libstdc++.dll.a when searching for -lstdc++
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0//libstdc++.a when searching for -lstdc++
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0//libstdc++.a when searching for -lstdc++
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/libstdc++.dll.a when searching for -lstdc++
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/libstdc++.a when searching for -lstdc++
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/libstdc++.a when searching for -lstdc++
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0//libstdc++.dll.a when searching for -lstdc++
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0//libstdc++.a when searching for -lstdc++
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/libstdc++.dll.a when searching for -lstdc++
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/libstdc++.a when searching for -lstdc++
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot find -lstdc++
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0//libgcc_s.dll.a when searching for -lgcc_s
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/libgcc_s.dll.a when searching for -lgcc_s
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0//libgcc_s.dll.a when searching for -lgcc_s
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/libgcc_s.dll.a when searching for -lgcc_s
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot find -lgcc_s
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0//libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0//libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0//libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot find -lgcc
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../libcygwin.a when searching for -lcygwin
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../libcygwin.a when searching for -lcygwin
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../libcygwin.a when searching for -lcygwin
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot find -lcygwin
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot find -ladvapi32
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot find -lshell32
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot find -luser32
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot find -lkernel32
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0//libgcc_s.dll.a when searching for -lgcc_s
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/libgcc_s.dll.a when searching for -lgcc_s
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0//libgcc_s.dll.a when searching for -lgcc_s
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/libgcc_s.dll.a when searching for -lgcc_s
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot find -lgcc_s
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0//libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0//libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0//libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot find -lgcc
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [makefile:4: runme] Error 1
As I pointed it out in the comment, [SO]: Can you run a 32 bit Cygwin application in a 64 bit installation? (@CristiFati's answer) contains lots of useful info.
I want to start with 2 observations:
nasm -hf
)I too encountered the same behavior on Cygwin 32 (before you edited the question):
[cfati@cfati-5510-0:/cygdrive/e/Work/Dev/StackOverflow/q055497459]> ~/sopr.sh
*** Set shorter prompt to better fit when pasted in StackOverflow (or other) pages ***
[prompt]> uname -a
CYGWIN_NT-10.0-WOW cfati-5510-0 2.11.2(0.329/5/3) 2018-11-08 14:30 i686 Cygwin
[prompt]>
[prompt]> ls
asm.asm asm.o builds main.cpp Makefile
[prompt]> make
MAKE Version 5.2 Copyright (c) 1987, 1998 Inprise Corp.
g++ -o main.o -c main.cpp
g++ -o executable main.o asm.o -lstdc++
main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x5a): undefined reference to `GetValueFromASM'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
** error 1 ** deleting executable
I must mention that I don't have nasm installed here, so I've built (the 32bit) asm.o on Cygwin 64. Since switching between terminals is annoying, I completely switched to Cygwin 64, where I have the 32bit gcc (i686-pc-cygwin-gcc) installed.
I've also modified 2 of your files (Makefile can be improved a lot, but that's not the main focus now).
main.cpp:
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
extern "C" int GetValueFromASM();
int main() {
cout << "sizeof(void*): " << sizeof(void*) << endl;
cout << "GetValueFromASM() returned: " << GetValueFromASM() << endl;
return 0;
}
Makefile:
.PHONY: all clean executable
objects = main.o asm.o
cpp = g++
cpp = i686-pc-cygwin-gcc
#m32_flag = -m32
asm_out_format = win32
#link_verbose_flag = -v
all: executable
clean:
rm -f $(objects) executable
executable: $(objects)
$(cpp) $(link_verbose_flag) $(m32_flag) -o $@ $(objects) -lstdc++
asm.o: asm.asm
nasm -f $(asm_out_format) -o $@ $?
main.o: main.cpp
$(cpp) $(m32_flag) -o $@ -c $?
After a few attempts, I identified the cause of the problem:
[cfati@cfati-5510-0:/cygdrive/e/Work/Dev/StackOverflow/q055497459]> ~/sopr.sh
*** Set shorter prompt to better fit when pasted in StackOverflow (or other) pages ***
[prompt]> uname -a
CYGWIN_NT-10.0 cfati-5510-0 3.0.5(0.338/5/3) 2019-03-31 11:17 x86_64 Cygwin
[prompt]>
[prompt]> ls
asm.asm builds main.cpp Makefile
[prompt]> make
i686-pc-cygwin-gcc -o main.o -c main.cpp
nasm -f win32 -o asm.o asm.asm
i686-pc-cygwin-gcc -o executable main.o asm.o -lstdc++
main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x5a): undefined reference to `GetValueFromASM'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [Makefile:17: executable] Error 1
[prompt]>
[prompt]> nm -S asm.o | grep GetValueFromASM
00000000 T GetValueFromASM
[prompt]>
[prompt]> nm -S main.o | grep GetValueFromASM
U _GetValueFromASM
So (notice the GetValueFromASM vs. _GetValueFromASM mismatch), it's a matter of name mangling (although the error message is not very helpful) that happens on Win (32bit only).
[SO]: Adding leading underscores to assembly symbols with GCC on Win32? (@ephemient's answer) did the trick (there are other solutions, but they don't look very nice). All you need to do is changing GetValueFromASM's declaration to:
extern "C" int GetValueFromASM() asm ("GetValueFromASM");
and after building (on Cygwin 64):
[prompt]> uname -a CYGWIN_NT-10.0-WOW cfati-5510-0 2.11.2(0.329/5/3) 2018-11-08 14:30 i686 Cygwin [prompt]> [prompt]> file executable.exe executable.exe: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows [prompt]> ./executable.exe sizeof(void*): 4 GetValueFromASM() returned: 9