OpenCV link problem - visual-studio-2010

HI
I switched from visual studio 2008 to 2010,
now I have problem linking my lib files from opencv 1.1
I've added required libs and .h files.
but I get following error:
"Error 53 error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'cv.lib.obj' C:\Users..\SOLOUTION_NAME\PROJECT_NAME\LINK"

This is not really a solution to linking issues but OpenCV is now in version 2.1 in release thanks to work by WillowGarage. The new builds use CMake based system and are much friendlier. Why don't you make a switch to a more up-to-date version. It offers many more functions especially in feature recognition using SIFT/HOG etc.

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What is __CxxFrameHandler4 and what does linker error "unresolved external symbol __CxxFrameHandler4" mean, exactly?

I'm using several libraries built through vcpkg (such as civet-web and prometheus-cpp), against my Visual C++ projects. When building x86 all is perfect, in x64 I get a bunch of linker errors:
error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __CxxFrameHandler4
Searching online all references to this symbol/error are about specific projects, I cannot find what __CxxFrameHandler4 is and what problem this error is highlighting. I don't know if it's a problem with the way vcpkg is building the library, or a problem in my project or how to start looking for a solution.
I did find this blog article but it is in reference to a preview of VS2019, I cannot find any settings related to it: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/making-cpp-exception-handling-smaller-x64/
If anyone can explain what this is all about it would be a big help.
I faced the same issues when trying to install and use cpr with vcpkg. I wanted to use cpr library in a VS2015 project.
Reason: I had VS2019 installed. vcpkg uses latest version of toolset Visual Studio.
Resolution: Add your own triplet or change existing such a way that your specified toolset is used. Adding did not work in my case so I changed existing "triplet" files in triplet folder in vcpkg. I wanted vcpkg to use toolset that comes with VS2015 (It's V140)
Content of x86-windows.cmake file
set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x86)
set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
set(VCPKG_PLATFORM_TOOLSET "v140")
set(VCPKG_DEP_INFO_OVERRIDE_VARS "v140")
Content of x64-windows.cmake file
set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x64)
set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
set(VCPKG_PLATFORM_TOOLSET "v140")
set(VCPKG_DEP_INFO_OVERRIDE_VARS "v140")
A more general answer is that this happens if you are mixing objects that were built with different platform toolsets, e.g.,
Visual C++ 2015 (v140)
Visual C++ 2017 (v141)
Typically, you (or someone else) may have built a dependency of your project with a different compiler version (platform toolset), and the fix it to change the platform toolset of either your project or the dependency (or use the correct build of the dependency, if you used a pre-built package)
I think you pointed out the right article which is
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/making-cpp-exception-handling-smaller-x64/
I faced a similar issue in linking 64-bit library built with VC143 toolset with a 64-bit Application built with VC141 toolset.
After adding the following properties to VC143 built static library project, I was able to build the application. This disables the new feature mentioned in the above article (Exception Handling Smaller)
VS2019->Properties->C/C++->Command Line add '-d2FH4-'
VS2019->Properties->Linker->Command Line add '-d2:-FH4-'

How can I check the LIB file version?

After reinstalling Visual Studio 2010, I recompiled the code and encountered the following error:
Error 'LINK : fatal error LNK1123: failure during conversion to COFF: file invalid or corrupt'
A solution mentioned that the lib file is incompatible and I need to install Visual Studio 2010 SP1. I did that, and now it has been solved.
I am wondering how can I check whether a lib file is created by SP1 or not?
I tried dumpbin, but I cannot find the version in its result.
It was not an incompatibility with your LIB file that caused the problem here, so checking the version of the linker that created it would not be a solution anyway.
The issue is that cvtres.exe (used internally by the linker toolchain) depends on a particular DLL (msvcr100_clr0400.dll) shipped with VS 2010 RTM. When you update to a later version of the .NET Framework (e.g., by installing .NET 4.5 or installing a later version of VS), this DLL is replaced. That stops cvtres.exe from working.
The reason why installing VS 2010 SP1 fixes it is because it actually modifies the cvtres.exe application to break the dependency. And now that all pieces of the linker toolchain work, you can compile and link the code without error.
Of course, there are other problems you can have when you start mixing libraries created by different versions of the compiler and/or linker. They aren't guaranteed to create 100% compatible output, so mixing them is not supported (at least not between major versions, I'm uncertain about how this rule applies to service packs).
In general, it's best to just recompile all libraries whenever you update your build system. The only time you wouldn't do this is if you didn't have the source code, in which case, you need to be very careful about updating your build system, lest you introduce gratuitous incompatibilities.
As far as determining the version of the linker that prepared a particular binary, using dumpbin.exe (included with the SDK) is exactly the correct approach. For static libraries, run the following command from the Visual Studio SDK Command Prompt:
dumpbin /rawdata:1 MyLibrary.lib
You'll see the assembly manifest, which will include the full path to the compiler used to build the library as well as the version of the CRT that it depends upon.
For dynamic libraries (i.e., DLLs) and executables, run the following command:
dumpbin /headers MyApp.exe
Look under the "Optional Header Values" section (not actually optional) for the version of the linker, along with a timestamp of when it was generated.
Note that you're very unlikely to find this information in release builds of a library or binary.

How do I set up CUDA v4.0 to work nicely with Visual Studio 2010? [duplicate]

Direct Question: How do I create a simple hello world CUDA project within visual studio 2010?
Background: I've written CUDA kernels. I'm intimately familiar with the .vcproj files from Visual Studio 2005 -- tweaked several by hand. In VS 2005, if I want to build a CUDA kernel, I add a custom build rule and then explicitly define the nvcc call to build the files.
I have migrated to Win 7, and VS 2010 because I really want to try out nSight. I have nSight 1.5 installed. But this is where I'm totally lost. If I proceed as before, nvcc reports that it only supports msvc 8.0 & 9.0. But the website clearly states that it supports VS 2010.
I read somewhere else that I need to have VS 2008 (msvc 9.0) also installed -- my word. Doing so now.
But I'm guessing that at least part of my problems stem from the homegrown custom build tool specifications. Several websites talk about adding a *.rules file to the build, but I've gathered that this is only applicable to VS 2008. Under "Build Customizations" I see CUDA 3.1 and 3.2, but when I add kernels to the project they aren't built. Another website proclaims that the key is three files: Cuda.props Cuda.xml Cuda.targets, but it doesn't say how or where to add these files -- or rather I'll gamble that I just don't understand the notes referenced in the website.
So does anyone know how to create a simple project in VS 2010 which builds a CUDA kernel -- using either the nSight 1.5 setup or the NvCudaRuntimeApi.v3.2.rules file which ships with the CUDA 3.2 RC?
Thanks in advance! I'd offer a bounty, but I only have 65 points total.
CUDA TOOLKIT 4.0 and later
The build customisations file (installed into the Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\BuildCustomizations directory) "teaches" Visual Studio how to compile and link any .cu files in your project into your application. If you chose to skip installing the customisations, or if you installed VS2010 after CUDA, you can add them later by following the instructions in Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v4.0\extras\visual_studio_integration.
Create a new project using the standard MS wizards (e.g. an empty console project)
Implement your host (serial) code in .c or .cpp files
Add the NVIDIA build customisation (right click on the project, Build customizations, tick the relevant CUDA box)
See note 1 if using CUDA 4.0
Implement your wrappers and kernels in .cu files
If you added .cu files before the build customisations, then you'll need to set the type of the .cu files to CUDA C/C++ (right-click on the file, Properties, set Item Type)
Add the CUDA runtime library (right click on the project and choose Properties, then in Linker -> Input add cudart.lib to the Additional Dependencies)
Then just build your project and the .cu files will be compiled to .obj and added to the link automatically
Incidentally I would advocate avoiding cutil if possible, instead roll your own checking. Cutil is not supported by NVIDIA, it's just used to try to keep the examples in the SDK focussed on the actual program and algorithm design and avoid repeating the same things in every example (e.g. command line parsing). If you write your own then you will have much better control and will know what is happening. For example, the cutilSafeCall wrapper calls exit() if the function fails - a real application (as opposed to a sample) should probably handle the failure more elegantly!
NOTE
For CUDA 4.0 only you may need to apply this fix to the build customisations. This patch fixes the following message:
The result "" of evaluating the value "$(CudaBuildTasksPath)" of the "AssemblyFile" attribute in the element is not valid
This answer applies to CUDA 3.2, from 4.0 onwards CUDA supports the VC 10 compiler directly, see other answers for more information
You need either VS 2008 or the 6.1 Windows SDK installed. That's because NSight 1.5 RC or the CUDA 3.2 SDK use the VC 9 compiler under the hood. I've got this working successfully with 2008 installed and am told it should work with the SDK but haven't tried.
With NSight 1.5 and/or the CUDA 3.2 SDK you shouldn't need to muck with any custom build rules. I've been there and it's painful. With the latest builds all that goes away:
Create your VC++ project.
Add a .CU file to it.
Select the project file in the Solution Explorer.
Open Project | Build Customizations...
Check the "CUDA 3.2 (.targets,
.props)" customization.
Select a .CU file in your project and hit Alt-Enter to show it's properties.
Make sure it's Item Type is set to "CUDA C/C++"
It should just build. Let me know if this helps and if you run into problems as this is from memory.
The good news it getting CUDA working with VS 2010 just got much easier.
Ade
BTW: I'll update my blog post.
Another Good tutorial here:
http://www.stevenmarkford.com/installing-nvidia-cuda-with-visual-studio-2010/
if you get an error about '<' note this step (from a previous answer):
If you added .cu files before the build customisations, then you'll need to set the type of the .cu files to CUDA C/C++ (right-click on the file, Properties, set Item Type)
But if you follow their steps, it should work!

A error occurred when open a CUDA SDK example using VS2010

I have installed cudatoolkit_3.2.16_win_64 and gpucomputingsdk_3.2.16_win_64. When I choose a example of the SDK, I get this error:
The imported project "C:\Program Files
(x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\BuildCustomizations\NvCudaRuntimeApi.targets"
was not found. Confirm that the path
in the declaration is
correct, and that the file exists on
disk. C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA
Corporation\NVIDIA GPU Computing SDK
3.2\C\src\template\template_vc90.vcxproj
And in the Solution Explorer, it shows "template(unavailable)""the project file was unloaded".
How to fix this error?
3.2 now works with the latest bits. Horray! The simplest way to get this working is to install NSight 1.51 and this gets you the build rules installed in the right place for 3.2.
Here are two tutorials on getting started with CUDA and Visual C++ 2010:
http://blog.cuvilib.com/2011/02/24/how-to-run-cuda-in-visual-studio-2010/
http://www.ademiller.com/blogs/tech/2011/03/using-cuda-and-thrust-with-visual-studio-2010/
There's also a post on the NVIDIA forum:
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=184539
As far as I know, you can't have v3.2 with VS2010 because it ain't supported yet.
But you could fallback to 3.1 if you would like to keep using VS2010:
CUDA + VS2010 without VS2008

Build the OpenCV 2.0 libraries from source using Visual Studio 2010 Beta and CMake

OpenCV 2.0a does not include pre-compiled OpenCV libraries for Visual Studio users. I am trying to build the libraries from source using Visual Studio 2010 Beta and CMake, but I am getting lot of errors.
I even tried generating the libs from dlls using dumpbin but the linker errors are still persisting. Please guide me to generate the static libs for VS2010.
If the build error you're seeing is related to:
'back_inserter': identifier not found
as is likely the case for the source files cvmodelest.cpp and cvhog.cpp, add the following include statement to each of those source files:
#include <iterator>
For more info about the 'back_inserter': identifier not found error, see this blog post.
It's kind of late, but I created a video tutorial for compiling and configuring OpenCV 2.1 with Visual Studio 2010.
Try this tutorial(dead) and this one out as well.
I tried this with VS 2010 and Windows 7.
See another StackOverflow thread. It's for VC++ 2008, but it may help.

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