Update libc DllImport to one that is supported?

[reifujin]

Hey,

I was trying to compile your library through the .NET Native toolchain and realised that it has a dependency on libc.dll (UnsafeNativeMethods.cs:52) for memcmp. (As a result, it doesn't run and probably fails during runtime.) I believe MSFT has deprecated libc.dll (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/abx4dbyh.aspx) and only allows you to use libcmt or mscvrt. (It's in that tiny Note section.)

Is it possible to update this method?

Thanks!
Connie

[yfakariya]

Hi,

Would you tell me what platform did you use? libc is intended for non-Windows build, so I will add compiler directive around it.

Thanks!

[reifujin]

Hi,

I was on Windows 8.1 with VS 2014 CTP. I had installed MsgPack through the nuget package.

[yfakariya]

What type of the project? Desktop or windows?

[reifujin]

Project type was Universal App. I was running the Windows Store App part of it. The compiler directive is "WINDOWS_APP". I don't know if it'll run on Windows Phone, but I did not check. The compiler directive for that is "WINDOWS_PHONE_APP".

[yfakariya]

Thank you for response. I've fixed this issue, so can you test it?

1. Check out issue41 branch.
2. Open msgpack.sln and build src/WinRT/MsgPack.WinRT.Portable project as Release configuration.
3. The (repoistory-root)\bin\portable-net45+win+wpa81\MsgPack.dll is patched DLL for Universal apps.

I'm happy if you continously contribute to enable MsgPack in .NET Native :)

[reifujin]

Hey,

I've compiled it and tested it on my application. It runs! :)

However, using the library may take some effort because .NET Native handles Reflection a lot differently than before (since it is statically compiled and there is no JIT). I am working to see if I can add some runtime directives to get it to work. :)

Connie

[bunkerdives]

Did the fix for this issue ever make it into master? We are also trying to use MsgPack in a windows store app, and are unable to, due to the libc.dll dependency when installing from Nuget. I think the nuspec would also need to be modified for this project? Thanks!