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2007.03.12 17:27 "Problem fixed: TIFFOpen() returns NULL on MS VC++", by W Bradford Paley
Dear all, This problem has been fixed, and I'm happily using this generously-given and -supported library. Thanks! It's more of a newbie/Microsoft/linking issue but I am posting the minimum useful exchange, with great advice from Edward Lam, in case it's useful to another person in this situation. Strange: would have been nice if the process had died in some more expository way, like being unable to link at all. To restate the problem for archive divers: I installed the latest version of LibTIFF using the GnuWin32 binaries, and got a NULL return from TIFFOpen(), even when I knew the call should work. (I knew it should work because I downloaded an earlier version of LibTIFF that someone had packaged as a VC++ project, and it compiled & linked & ran fine; no NULL.) Best Regards, Brad >Eureka. You're the best--very complete resources & >clear directions for me. And you even made me feel >like it wasn't my fault. Neat. > >I compiled the library (I thankfully don't need the >zlib & jpeg support) and unified all my code to the >/MD compiler option, and it works. What used to be >3Mb files are now being output (using LZW) as 25k. > >At 01:51 AM 3/11/2007, you wrote: >>On Sat, March 10, 2007 2:52, W Bradford Paley said: >> > Wondering whether I was misusing the library was what prompted >> > me to find and build that other version. Once I linked with >> > that one, TIFFOpen() with the exact same parameters worked fine. >> >>You have probably hit upon CRT Hell (CRT = C Run-Time Library), which is a >>variant of DLL Hell. To make a long story short, the libtiff library and >>your application must be compiled to use the same CRT library. ie. you >>must compile the latest version of libtiff yourself. It's not hard. See: >> http://remotesensing.org/libtiff/build.html#PC >>Unfortunately, if you need JPEG or Deflate support, you will also need to >>build your own libjpeg and zlib. I just noticed that www.zlib.net has long >>FAQ on their own CRT issues: >> http://www.zlib.net/DLL_FAQ.txt >>Anyhow, building zlib and libjpeg are not that hard either. You just need >>some patience. :) >> >>The long explanation: MSVC .Net 2003 and MSVC 2005 use different, >>incompatible versions of the CRT library. I'm guessing that you're using >>MSVC 2005 and GnuWin32 is using MSVC .Net 2003. It's a general mess right >>now from my personal vantange point. For some info, you this link also has >>some more info: >> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms235460(VS.80).aspx >> >>Regards, >>-Edward W. Bradford Paley Digital Image Design Incorporated 170 Claremont Suite 6 New York NY 10027 http://didi.com/brad http://informationEsthetics.org http://textarc.org http://google.com/search?&q=%22Brad+Paley%22+OR%22+Bradford+Paley%22+-flash (917) 686-3274 This document may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Do not disseminate to others without explicit written permission.