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8177 :: Compile Error when trying to compile docx and xlsx modules

• WhyDee86 (orginal) [2021-06-30T13:41:13+02:00] view original

  I can't compile any NIM projects which using docx and xlsx modules(or any other module which use zlib.h) I tried to change nim versions using choosenim, but it didn't work too. https://imgur.com/a/eMxoRkg

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• enthus1ast (orginal) [2021-06-30T14:48:04+02:00] view original

  Your c compiler cannot find zlib.h Either install it correctly or point the c compiler to the correct folder.

  Then I bet the next issue will be a linker error, then you must also link to the zlib library.

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• WhyDee86 (orginal) [2021-06-30T14:57:52+02:00] view original

  I successfully resolve the issue by installing MinGW-W64 manually with the following parameters. version:8.1.0 Arch: x86_64 Threads:win32

  But I can't understand why it is not working with the Mingw from finish.exe. The MinGW from finish.exe installation includes zlib1.dll.

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• enthus1ast (orginal) [2021-06-30T16:54:31+02:00] view original

  But does it also include zlib.h? And is the header in the compilers search path?

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• WhyDee86 (orginal) [2021-07-01T10:20:15+02:00] view original

  After adding the zlib.h, the error above is changing to link error. You can try it yourself; all you need to do is install nim 1.4.8 using finish.exe or choosenim and add zlib.h to the compiler folder. After that, try to compile the xlsx module. But I didn't know how to fix the link error, so I installed MinGW separately, and the issue has been solved. By the way, I would like to hear any suggestions on how to fix zlib in finish.exe or choosenim installation for next time.(Pull request) Thank you very much.

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