gcc linking and address of template function

gcc linking and address of template function

[Brian Budge]

Hi all -

I'm attempting to use gsl (gnu scientific library) from my C++
program.  gsl is a C program, and I need to pass function pointers to
gsl to make it do it's magic on my data.

The problem I'm having stems from the fact that I need my functions to
be template functions.

I can get everything to compile, but I can't get it to link.

The gist is like this:

template<class Stencil>
int ll_uv_f(const gsl_vector *x, void *params, gsl_vector *f){
    LL_uv_data<Stencil> *lld = static_cast< LL_uv_data<Stencil>* >(params);
    const real a = gsl_vector_get(x,0);
    const real b = gsl_vector_get(x,1);
    Vec v = lld->ll->eval(a, b) - lld->pt;
    for(int i = 0; i < 2; ++i){
        gsl_vector_set(f, i, v[i]);
    }
    return GSL_SUCCESS;
}

template<class Stencil>
int ll_uv_df(const gsl_vector *x, void *params, gsl_matrix *J){...}

template<class Stencil>
int ll_uv_fdf(const gsl_vector *x, void *params, gsl_vector *f,
gsl_matrix *J){...}

The calling function then contains the code:

LL_uv_data<BaseStencil> dat(Vec(u,v), this);
gsl_multiroot_function_fdf f = {ll_uv_f<BaseStencil>,
                                           ll_uv_df<BaseStencil>,
                                           ll_uv_fdf<BaseStencil>,
                                           2, &dat};

I also explicitly instantiate the template functions for several
instances in a .cc file:

//explicit instantiation of template functions
template int ll_uv_fdf<CCStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
gsl_vector *f, gsl_matrix *J);
template int ll_uv_fdf<BSStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
gsl_vector *f, gsl_matrix *J);
.
.
.
template int ll_uv_df<CCStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
gsl_matrix *J);
template int ll_uv_df<BSStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
gsl_matrix *J);
.
.
.
template int ll_uv_f<CCStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
gsl_vector *f);
template int ll_uv_f<BSStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
gsl_vector *f);
.
.
.

The program compiles fine, and the functions int ll_uv_*() are found
by the nm utility to be in a .o file.

The program still won't link.  Anyone have any ideas?  Is this
something I'm doing wrong?  The gcc version is 3.4.5-r1, and this is
on a xeon box running linux.

Thanks,
  Brian

Re: gcc linking and address of template function

[Perry Smith]

I may be right in front of my face but I don't see it.  Can you send  
a couple lines of what the link's error messages are like?

On May 5, 2006, at 4:29 PM, Brian Budge wrote:

> Hi all -
>
> I'm attempting to use gsl (gnu scientific library) from my C++
> program.  gsl is a C program, and I need to pass function pointers to
> gsl to make it do it's magic on my data.
>
> The problem I'm having stems from the fact that I need my functions to
> be template functions.
>
> I can get everything to compile, but I can't get it to link.
>
> The gist is like this:
>
> template<class Stencil>
> int ll_uv_f(const gsl_vector *x, void *params, gsl_vector *f){
>    LL_uv_data<Stencil> *lld = static_cast< LL_uv_data<Stencil>* > 
> (params);
>    const real a = gsl_vector_get(x,0);
>    const real b = gsl_vector_get(x,1);
>    Vec v = lld->ll->eval(a, b) - lld->pt;
>    for(int i = 0; i < 2; ++i){
>        gsl_vector_set(f, i, v[i]);
>    }
>    return GSL_SUCCESS;
> }
>
> template<class Stencil>
> int ll_uv_df(const gsl_vector *x, void *params, gsl_matrix *J){...}
>
> template<class Stencil>
> int ll_uv_fdf(const gsl_vector *x, void *params, gsl_vector *f,
> gsl_matrix *J){...}
>
> The calling function then contains the code:
>
> LL_uv_data<BaseStencil> dat(Vec(u,v), this);
> gsl_multiroot_function_fdf f = {ll_uv_f<BaseStencil>,
>                                           ll_uv_df<BaseStencil>,
>                                           ll_uv_fdf<BaseStencil>,
>                                           2, &dat};
>
> I also explicitly instantiate the template functions for several
> instances in a .cc file:
>
> //explicit instantiation of template functions
> template int ll_uv_fdf<CCStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
> gsl_vector *f, gsl_matrix *J);
> template int ll_uv_fdf<BSStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
> gsl_vector *f, gsl_matrix *J);
> .
> .
> .
> template int ll_uv_df<CCStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
> gsl_matrix *J);
> template int ll_uv_df<BSStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
> gsl_matrix *J);
> .
> .
> .
> template int ll_uv_f<CCStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
> gsl_vector *f);
> template int ll_uv_f<BSStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
> gsl_vector *f);
> .
> .
> .
>
> The program compiles fine, and the functions int ll_uv_*() are found
> by the nm utility to be in a .o file.
>
> The program still won't link.  Anyone have any ideas?  Is this
> something I'm doing wrong?  The gcc version is 3.4.5-r1, and this is
> on a xeon box running linux.
>
> Thanks,
>  Brian
>

Re: gcc linking and address of template function

[Brian Budge]

Hi Perry -

Here are the errors I'm getting:

test/tester.o: In function
`STLocate2<OpenMesh::PolyMesh_ArrayKernelT<OpenMesh::DefaultTraits>,
double, CCStencil, BSphere<double, 2, OpenMesh::FaceHandle>
>::operator()(BSphere<double, 2, OpenMesh::FaceHandle> const&, bool)':
tester.cc:(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN9STLocate2IN8OpenMesh21PolyMesh_ArrayKernelTINS0_13DefaultTraitsEEEd22CCStencil7BSphereIdLi2ENS0_10FaceHandleEEEclERKS7_b+0x30e):
undefined reference to `ll_uv_f(gsl_vector const*, void*,
gsl_vector*)'
tester.cc:(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN9STLocate2IN8OpenMesh21PolyMesh_ArrayKernelTINS0_13DefaultTraitsEEEd22CCStencil7BSphereIdLi2ENS0_10FaceHandleEEEclERKS7_b+0x318):
undefined reference to `ll_uv_df(gsl_vector const*, void*,
gsl_matrix*)'
tester.cc:(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN9STLocate2IN8OpenMesh21PolyMesh_ArrayKernelTINS0_13DefaultTraitsEEEd22CCStencil7BSphereIdLi2ENS0_10FaceHandleEEEclERKS7_b+0x322):
undefined reference to `ll_uv_fdf(gsl_vector const*, void*,
gsl_vector*, gsl_matrix*)'

Note I've only instantiated my classes with the template type =
CCStencil, so there aren't any errors regarding BSStencil.

When I do an nm on one of my .o files (which is on the link line), I get this:
00000000 W _Z7ll_uv_fI21BSStencilEiPK10gsl_vectorPvPS1_
00000000 W _Z7ll_uv_fI22CCStencilEiPK10gsl_vectorPvPS1_
00000000 W _Z8ll_uv_dfI21BSStencilEiPK10gsl_vectorPvP10gsl_matrix
00000000 W _Z8ll_uv_dfI22CCStencilEiPK10gsl_vectorPvP10gsl_matrix
00000000 W _Z9ll_uv_fdfI21BSStencilEiPK10gsl_vectorPvPS1_P10gsl_matrix
00000000 W _Z9ll_uv_fdfI22CCStencilEiPK10gsl_vectorPvPS1_P10gsl_matrix

nm --demangle gives:

00000000 W int ll_uv_f<BSStencil>(gsl_vector const*, void*, gsl_vector*)
00000000 W int ll_uv_f<CCStencil>(gsl_vector const*, void*, gsl_vector*)
00000000 W int ll_uv_df<BSStencil>(gsl_vector const*, void*, gsl_matrix*)
00000000 W int ll_uv_df<CCStencil>(gsl_vector const*, void*, gsl_matrix*)
00000000 W int ll_uv_fdf<BSStencil>(gsl_vector const*, void*,
gsl_vector*, gsl_matrix*)
00000000 W int ll_uv_fdf<CCStencil>(gsl_vector const*, void*,
gsl_vector*, gsl_matrix*)


Thanks!
  Brian


On 5/7/06, Perry Smith <pedz@easesoftware.com> wrote:
> I may be right in front of my face but I don't see it.  Can you send
> a couple lines of what the link's error messages are like?
>
> On May 5, 2006, at 4:29 PM, Brian Budge wrote:
>
> > Hi all -
> >
> > I'm attempting to use gsl (gnu scientific library) from my C++
> > program.  gsl is a C program, and I need to pass function pointers to
> > gsl to make it do it's magic on my data.
> >
> > The problem I'm having stems from the fact that I need my functions to
> > be template functions.
> >
> > I can get everything to compile, but I can't get it to link.
> >
> > The gist is like this:
> >
> > template<class Stencil>
> > int ll_uv_f(const gsl_vector *x, void *params, gsl_vector *f){
> >    LL_uv_data<Stencil> *lld = static_cast< LL_uv_data<Stencil>* >
> > (params);
> >    const real a = gsl_vector_get(x,0);
> >    const real b = gsl_vector_get(x,1);
> >    Vec v = lld->ll->eval(a, b) - lld->pt;
> >    for(int i = 0; i < 2; ++i){
> >        gsl_vector_set(f, i, v[i]);
> >    }
> >    return GSL_SUCCESS;
> > }
> >
> > template<class Stencil>
> > int ll_uv_df(const gsl_vector *x, void *params, gsl_matrix *J){...}
> >
> > template<class Stencil>
> > int ll_uv_fdf(const gsl_vector *x, void *params, gsl_vector *f,
> > gsl_matrix *J){...}
> >
> > The calling function then contains the code:
> >
> > LL_uv_data<BaseStencil> dat(Vec(u,v), this);
> > gsl_multiroot_function_fdf f = {ll_uv_f<BaseStencil>,
> >                                           ll_uv_df<BaseStencil>,
> >                                           ll_uv_fdf<BaseStencil>,
> >                                           2, &dat};
> >
> > I also explicitly instantiate the template functions for several
> > instances in a .cc file:
> >
> > //explicit instantiation of template functions
> > template int ll_uv_fdf<CCStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
> > gsl_vector *f, gsl_matrix *J);
> > template int ll_uv_fdf<BSStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
> > gsl_vector *f, gsl_matrix *J);
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > template int ll_uv_df<CCStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
> > gsl_matrix *J);
> > template int ll_uv_df<BSStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
> > gsl_matrix *J);
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > template int ll_uv_f<CCStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
> > gsl_vector *f);
> > template int ll_uv_f<BSStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
> > gsl_vector *f);
> > .
> > .
> > .
> >
> > The program compiles fine, and the functions int ll_uv_*() are found
> > by the nm utility to be in a .o file.
> >
> > The program still won't link.  Anyone have any ideas?  Is this
> > something I'm doing wrong?  The gcc version is 3.4.5-r1, and this is
> > on a xeon box running linux.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >  Brian
> >
>
>

Re: gcc linking and address of template function

[Perry Smith]

I'm hoping someone else might chime in and help you out as well.  I'm  
just guessing here.

But it looks to me as if you are referencing non-template functions  
with names like ll_uv_fdf  somewhere in your code.  Is that possible?

I would assume that a reference to a template function would have the  
template parameter in the names since the definitions have the  
template parameter in their names.

I would do the nm --demangle of your .o's again and grep for one  
specific name like "ll_uv_fdf" and see what pops out.  I'm hoping you  
can see the pattern of what a reference looks like and what a  
definition looks like.  Also, maybe not include one of the .o files  
that has the instanciations and see what errors pop out to try and  
figure out if an undefined reference to a function from a template  
has the template parameter in the name or not.

HTH,
Perry

On May 7, 2006, at 5:52 PM, Brian Budge wrote:

> Hi Perry -
>
> Here are the errors I'm getting:
>
> test/tester.o: In function
> `STLocate2<OpenMesh::PolyMesh_ArrayKernelT<OpenMesh::DefaultTraits>,
> double, CCStencil, BSphere<double, 2, OpenMesh::FaceHandle>
>> ::operator()(BSphere<double, 2, OpenMesh::FaceHandle> const&, bool)':
> tester.cc: 
> (.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN9STLocate2IN8OpenMesh21PolyMesh_ArrayKernelTINS0_1 
> 3DefaultTraitsEEEd22CCStencil7BSphereIdLi2ENS0_10FaceHandleEEEclERKS7_ 
> b+0x30e):
> undefined reference to `ll_uv_f(gsl_vector const*, void*,
> gsl_vector*)'
> tester.cc: 
> (.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN9STLocate2IN8OpenMesh21PolyMesh_ArrayKernelTINS0_1 
> 3DefaultTraitsEEEd22CCStencil7BSphereIdLi2ENS0_10FaceHandleEEEclERKS7_ 
> b+0x318):
> undefined reference to `ll_uv_df(gsl_vector const*, void*,
> gsl_matrix*)'
> tester.cc: 
> (.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN9STLocate2IN8OpenMesh21PolyMesh_ArrayKernelTINS0_1 
> 3DefaultTraitsEEEd22CCStencil7BSphereIdLi2ENS0_10FaceHandleEEEclERKS7_ 
> b+0x322):
> undefined reference to `ll_uv_fdf(gsl_vector const*, void*,
> gsl_vector*, gsl_matrix*)'
>
> Note I've only instantiated my classes with the template type =
> CCStencil, so there aren't any errors regarding BSStencil.
>
> When I do an nm on one of my .o files (which is on the link line),  
> I get this:
> 00000000 W _Z7ll_uv_fI21BSStencilEiPK10gsl_vectorPvPS1_
> 00000000 W _Z7ll_uv_fI22CCStencilEiPK10gsl_vectorPvPS1_
> 00000000 W _Z8ll_uv_dfI21BSStencilEiPK10gsl_vectorPvP10gsl_matrix
> 00000000 W _Z8ll_uv_dfI22CCStencilEiPK10gsl_vectorPvP10gsl_matrix
> 00000000 W _Z9ll_uv_fdfI21BSStencilEiPK10gsl_vectorPvPS1_P10gsl_matrix
> 00000000 W _Z9ll_uv_fdfI22CCStencilEiPK10gsl_vectorPvPS1_P10gsl_matrix
>
> nm --demangle gives:
>
> 00000000 W int ll_uv_f<BSStencil>(gsl_vector const*, void*,  
> gsl_vector*)
> 00000000 W int ll_uv_f<CCStencil>(gsl_vector const*, void*,  
> gsl_vector*)
> 00000000 W int ll_uv_df<BSStencil>(gsl_vector const*, void*,  
> gsl_matrix*)
> 00000000 W int ll_uv_df<CCStencil>(gsl_vector const*, void*,  
> gsl_matrix*)
> 00000000 W int ll_uv_fdf<BSStencil>(gsl_vector const*, void*,
> gsl_vector*, gsl_matrix*)
> 00000000 W int ll_uv_fdf<CCStencil>(gsl_vector const*, void*,
> gsl_vector*, gsl_matrix*)
>
>
> Thanks!
>  Brian
>
>
> On 5/7/06, Perry Smith <pedz@easesoftware.com> wrote:
>> I may be right in front of my face but I don't see it.  Can you send
>> a couple lines of what the link's error messages are like?
>>
>> On May 5, 2006, at 4:29 PM, Brian Budge wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all -
>> >
>> > I'm attempting to use gsl (gnu scientific library) from my C++
>> > program.  gsl is a C program, and I need to pass function  
>> pointers to
>> > gsl to make it do it's magic on my data.
>> >
>> > The problem I'm having stems from the fact that I need my  
>> functions to
>> > be template functions.
>> >
>> > I can get everything to compile, but I can't get it to link.
>> >
>> > The gist is like this:
>> >
>> > template<class Stencil>
>> > int ll_uv_f(const gsl_vector *x, void *params, gsl_vector *f){
>> >    LL_uv_data<Stencil> *lld = static_cast< LL_uv_data<Stencil>* >
>> > (params);
>> >    const real a = gsl_vector_get(x,0);
>> >    const real b = gsl_vector_get(x,1);
>> >    Vec v = lld->ll->eval(a, b) - lld->pt;
>> >    for(int i = 0; i < 2; ++i){
>> >        gsl_vector_set(f, i, v[i]);
>> >    }
>> >    return GSL_SUCCESS;
>> > }
>> >
>> > template<class Stencil>
>> > int ll_uv_df(const gsl_vector *x, void *params, gsl_matrix *J){...}
>> >
>> > template<class Stencil>
>> > int ll_uv_fdf(const gsl_vector *x, void *params, gsl_vector *f,
>> > gsl_matrix *J){...}
>> >
>> > The calling function then contains the code:
>> >
>> > LL_uv_data<BaseStencil> dat(Vec(u,v), this);
>> > gsl_multiroot_function_fdf f = {ll_uv_f<BaseStencil>,
>> >                                           ll_uv_df<BaseStencil>,
>> >                                           ll_uv_fdf<BaseStencil>,
>> >                                           2, &dat};
>> >
>> > I also explicitly instantiate the template functions for several
>> > instances in a .cc file:
>> >
>> > //explicit instantiation of template functions
>> > template int ll_uv_fdf<CCStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void  
>> *params,
>> > gsl_vector *f, gsl_matrix *J);
>> > template int ll_uv_fdf<BSStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void  
>> *params,
>> > gsl_vector *f, gsl_matrix *J);
>> > .
>> > .
>> > .
>> > template int ll_uv_df<CCStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
>> > gsl_matrix *J);
>> > template int ll_uv_df<BSStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
>> > gsl_matrix *J);
>> > .
>> > .
>> > .
>> > template int ll_uv_f<CCStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
>> > gsl_vector *f);
>> > template int ll_uv_f<BSStencil>(const gsl_vector *x, void *params,
>> > gsl_vector *f);
>> > .
>> > .
>> > .
>> >
>> > The program compiles fine, and the functions int ll_uv_*() are  
>> found
>> > by the nm utility to be in a .o file.
>> >
>> > The program still won't link.  Anyone have any ideas?  Is this
>> > something I'm doing wrong?  The gcc version is 3.4.5-r1, and  
>> this is
>> > on a xeon box running linux.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >  Brian
>> >
>>
>>
>

Re: gcc linking and address of template function

[Brian Gough]

Brian Budge writes:
 > I'm attempting to use gsl (gnu scientific library) from my C++
 > program.  gsl is a C program, and I need to pass function pointers to
 > gsl to make it do it's magic on my data.
 > 
 > The program compiles fine, and the functions int ll_uv_*() are found
 > by the nm utility to be in a .o file.
 > 
 > The program still won't link.  Anyone have any ideas?  Is this
 > something I'm doing wrong?  The gcc version is 3.4.5-r1, and this is
 > on a xeon box running linux.

Did you find the cause of this problem?

-- 
Brian Gough
(GSL Maintainer)

Network Theory Ltd,
Commercial support for GSL --- http://www.network-theory.com/

Re: gcc linking and address of template function

[Brian Budge]

No, amazingly enough.  I actually gave up on this and wrote my own
templates based solver.

If I get some time one of these days, I may try to reconstruct this.

Thanks,
  Brian

On 5/11/06, Brian Gough <bjg@network-theory.co.uk> wrote:
> Brian Budge writes:
>  > I'm attempting to use gsl (gnu scientific library) from my C++
>  > program.  gsl is a C program, and I need to pass function pointers to
>  > gsl to make it do it's magic on my data.
>  >
>  > The program compiles fine, and the functions int ll_uv_*() are found
>  > by the nm utility to be in a .o file.
>  >
>  > The program still won't link.  Anyone have any ideas?  Is this
>  > something I'm doing wrong?  The gcc version is 3.4.5-r1, and this is
>  > on a xeon box running linux.
>
> Did you find the cause of this problem?
>
> --
> Brian Gough
> (GSL Maintainer)
>
> Network Theory Ltd,
> Commercial support for GSL --- http://www.network-theory.com/
>