MINGW-packages: Unable to static link lerc.

Hello,

I’ve been trying to compile one of my project for Windows using msys2 and mingw, and it fails to link statically because of a missing library: lerc.

I’ve obviouslly installed mingw-w64-x86_64-lerc and I believe the issue is because Meson can’t find libLerc.a. The package does provide libLerc.dll.a, but not precisely libLerc.a.

Not gonna lie, I’m no expert here so I was wondering if this was normal and there’s a logical reason why meson can’t find that library or if it could be an oversight from the packager.

Logs:

The Meson build system
Version: 0.60.2
Source dir: D:/a/Hades/Hades
Build dir: D:/a/Hades/Hades/build
Build type: native build
Project name: Hades
Project version: 0.0.1
C compiler for the host machine: cc (gcc 11.2.0 "cc (Rev2, Built by MSYS2 project) 11.2.0")
C linker for the host machine: cc ld.bfd 2.37
C++ compiler for the host machine: c++ (gcc 11.2.0 "c++ (Rev2, Built by MSYS2 project) 11.2.0")
C++ linker for the host machine: c++ ld.bfd 2.37
Host machine cpu family: x86_64
Host machine cpu: x86_64
Found pkg-config: D:\a\_temp\msys64\mingw64\bin/pkg-config.EXE (0.29.2)
Run-time dependency sdl2 found: YES 2.0.16
Run-time dependency sdl2_image found: YES 2.0.5
Run-time dependency glew found: YES 2.2.0
Run-time dependency gl found: YES
Run-time dependency libpng found: YES 1.6.37
Run-time dependency libjpeg found: YES 2.1.2
WARNING: Static library 'Lerc' not found for dependency 'libtiff-4', may not be statically linked
Run-time dependency libtiff-4 found: YES 4.3.0
Run-time dependency libwebp found: YES 1.2.1
Run-time dependency threads found: YES
Program cp found: YES (D:\a\_temp\msys64\usr\bin/cp.EXE)
Build targets in project: 6

Hades 0.0.1

  User defined options
    static_executable: true

Found ninja-1.10.2 at D:\a\_temp\msys64\mingw64\bin/ninja.EXE
[1/57] Compiling C++ object external/libimgui.a.p/cimgui_imgui_imgui_tables.cpp.obj
[2/57] Compiling C++ object external/libimgui.a.p/cimgui_imgui_imgui_demo.cpp.obj
[3/57] Compiling C++ object external/libimgui.a.p/cimgui_imgui_imgui_draw.cpp.obj
[4/57] Compiling C++ object external/libimgui.a.p/cimgui_imgui_imgui_widgets.cpp.obj
[5/57] Compiling C++ object external/libimgui.a.p/cimgui_imgui_imgui.cpp.obj
[6/57] Compiling C++ object external/libimgui.a.p/cimgui_imgui_backends_imgui_impl_sdl.cpp.obj
[7/57] Compiling C object external/libfrozen.a.p/frozen_frozen.c.obj
[8/57] Compiling C++ object external/libimgui.a.p/cimgui_imgui_backends_imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp.obj
[9/57] Linking static target external/libfrozen.a
[10/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_arm_bdt.c.obj
[11/57] Compiling C object source/common/libcommon.a.p/utils.c.obj
[12/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_arm_branch.c.obj
[13/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_arm_alu.c.obj
[14/57] Linking static target source/common/libcommon.a
[15/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/apu_apu.c.obj
[16/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_arm_swp.c.obj
[17/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_arm_sdt.c.obj
[18/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_arm_psr.c.obj
[19/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_arm_core.c.obj
[20/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_arm_swi.c.obj
[21/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_arm_mul.c.obj
[22/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/ppu_background_affine.c.obj
[23/57] Compiling C++ object external/libimgui.a.p/cimgui_cimgui.cpp.obj
[24/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/ppu_background_bitmap.c.obj
[25/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/ppu_background_text.c.obj
[26/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/ppu_oam.c.obj
[27/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/memory_memory.c.obj
[28/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/ppu_ppu.c.obj
[29/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/ppu_window.c.obj
[30/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/scheduler.c.obj
[31/57] Compiling C++ object external/libimgui.a.p/imgui_file_dialog_ImGuiFileDialog.cpp.obj
../external/imgui_file_dialog/ImGuiFileDialog.cpp:50: warning: "stat" redefined
   50 | #define stat _stat
      | 
In file included from ../external/imgui_file_dialog/ImGuiFileDialog.cpp:40:
D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/x86_64-w64-mingw32/include/sys/stat.h:279: note: this is the location of the previous definition
  279 | #define stat _stat64
      | 
cc1plus.exe: note: unrecognized command-line option '-Wno-microsoft-anon-tag' may have been intended to silence earlier diagnostics
[32/57] Linking static target external/libimgui.a
[33/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/timer.c.obj
[34/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/quicksave.c.obj
[35/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/gba.c.obj
[36/57] Compiling C object source/platform/gui/hades.exe.p/config.c.obj
[37/57] Compiling C object source/platform/gui/hades.exe.p/error.c.obj
[38/57] Compiling C object source/platform/gui/hades.exe.p/game_screenshot.c.obj
[39/57] Compiling C object source/platform/gui/hades.exe.p/game_render.c.obj
[40/57] Compiling C object source/platform/gui/hades.exe.p/game_game.c.obj
[41/57] Compiling C object source/platform/gui/hades.exe.p/main.c.obj
[42/57] Compiling C object source/platform/gui/hades.exe.p/menubar.c.obj
[43/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_thumb_core.c.obj
[44/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_thumb_alu.c.obj
[45/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_thumb_logical.c.obj
[46/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_thumb_bdt.c.obj
[47/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_thumb_sdt.c.obj
[48/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_thumb_branch.c.obj
[49/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/memory_storage_storage.c.obj
[50/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_thumb_swi.c.obj
[51/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/core_core.c.obj
[52/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/memory_io.c.obj
[53/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/memory_storage_flash.c.obj
[54/57] Compiling C object source/gba/libgba.a.p/memory_dma.c.obj
[55/57] Linking static target source/gba/libgba.a
[56/57] Linking target source/platform/gui/hades.exe
FAILED: source/platform/gui/hades.exe 
"c++"  -o source/platform/gui/hades.exe source/platform/gui/hades.exe.p/game_game.c.obj source/platform/gui/hades.exe.p/game_render.c.obj source/platform/gui/hades.exe.p/game_screenshot.c.obj source/platform/gui/hades.exe.p/config.c.obj source/platform/gui/hades.exe.p/error.c.obj source/platform/gui/hades.exe.p/main.c.obj source/platform/gui/hades.exe.p/menubar.c.obj "-Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined" "-Wl,-O1" "-Wl,--start-group" "source/gba/libgba.a" "source/common/libcommon.a" "external/libimgui.a" "external/libfrozen.a" "-static" "-pthread" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/libmingw32.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/lib/libSDL2main.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/lib/libSDL2.a" "-mwindows" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/libdinput8.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/libshell32.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/libsetupapi.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/libadvapi32.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/libuuid.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/libversion.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/liboleaut32.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/libole32.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/libimm32.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/libwinmm.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/libgdi32.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/libuser32.a" "-lm" "-Wl,--no-undefined" "-pipe" "-Wl,--dynamicbase,--high-entropy-va,--nxcompat,--default-image-base-high" "-mwindows" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/lib/libSDL2_image.a" "-mwindows" "-Wl,--no-undefined" "-Wl,--dynamicbase,--high-entropy-va,--nxcompat,--default-image-base-high" "-mwindows" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/lib/libglew32.a" "-lopengl32" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/lib/libpng16.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/lib/libz.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/lib/libjpeg.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/lib/libtiff.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/lib/libwebp.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/lib/libzstd.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/lib/liblzma.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/lib/libjbig.a" "D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/lib/libdeflate.a" "-LD:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/lib" "-lLerc" "-Wl,--subsystem,console" "-lkernel32" "-luser32" "-lgdi32" "-lwinspool" "-lshell32" "-lole32" "-loleaut32" "-luuid" "-lcomdlg32" "-ladvapi32" "-Wl,--end-group"
D:/a/_temp/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lLerc
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
Error: Process completed with exit code 1.

Thank you for your time. 😄