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449 :: could not import: CreateSymbolicLinkW

• vonH (orginal) [2014-05-21T09:31:08+02:00] view original

  Hi, I have just joined the Nimrod club and here is my first query.

  import os, winlean
  echo paramCount(), " ", paramStr(1)
  Run

  could not import: CreateSymbolicLinkW
  Error: execution of an external program failed

  Executing this program gives the above error. I added winlean after some googling but I am not sure whether the program requires it.

  c:supportUtils>nimrod compile --run buildUtils.nim c:program filesnimrodconfignimrod.cfg(37, 2) Hint: added path: 'C:Documents and SettingsvonH.babelpkgs' [Pat h] Hint: used config file 'C:Program FilesNimrodconfignimrod.cfg' [Conf] Hint: system [Processing] Hint: buildutils [Processing] Hint: os [Processing] Hint: strutils [Processing] Hint: parseutils [Processing] Hint: times [Processing] Hint: winlean [Processing] "C:Program FilesNimroddistmingwbingcc.exe" -o c:supportutilsbuildutils.exe c:supportutilsnimcachewinlean.o c:supportutilsnimcachetimes.o c: supportutilsnimcacheparseutils.o c:supportutilsnimcachestrutils.o c:sup portutilsnimcacheos.o c:supportutilsnimcachesystem.o c:supportutilsnimc achebuildutils.o Hint: operation successful (13750 lines compiled; 0.734 sec total; 13.133MB) [SuccessX] c:supportutilsbuildutils.exe could not import: CreateSymbolicLinkW Error: execution of an external program failed

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• Araq (orginal) [2014-05-21T11:50:55+02:00] view original

  Please try to compile with --deadCodeElim:on as a workaround. Windows XP lacks that API call, but afaict all later Windows versions have it.

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• LeuGim (orginal) [2014-05-21T11:55:22+02:00] view original

  You probably use Windows XP, it hasn't CreateSymbolicLinkW in its API. I have the same problem and resolve it by deleting it from winlean.nim and deleting its usage from CreateSymLink proc in os.nim.

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• vonH (orginal) [2014-05-21T16:10:56+02:00] view original

  Thanks. The --deadCodeElim:on option worked.

  How would I read the parameters into an array and iterate over them, or just iterate directly?

  I know it should be quite easy, but I just want to get an idea of Nimrod's features.

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• gradha (orginal) [2014-05-21T20:35:28+02:00] view original

  Yes, you have to iterate over paramCount() using paramStr(x).

  Or you can use helper modules like argument_parser or comandeer, both available as easy to install babel packages.

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