Difficulties with building the cpp lightstreamer client

cpp_lightstreamer

I am having difficulties with building the cpp lightstreamer client. I have successfully installed apache ant and haxe, but when I go to build with ant, I get the error below. I am using a 64-bit windows 11 machine. My HxCBridgeSubscription.hx file is identical to the .hx file on github so I am not sure what the issue is. Thanks

`C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\lightstreamer_lib_client_haxe\tools\cpp>ant -e -Dbuild.settings="C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\lightstreamer_lib_client_haxe\tools\cpp\res\build.win.static-release.hxml"
Buildfile: C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\lightstreamer_lib_client_haxe\tools\cpp\build.xml

copy_modules:

package_haxe:
Build settings: C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\lightstreamer_lib_client_haxe\tools\cpp\res\build.win.static-release.hxml
Version: 1.0.0-alpha.1 build 20240730
CID: irSfhw.i6 33e64BIe4wnce72mBm4k34f89BR7Md
C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\haxe-concurrent/5,1,3/src/hx/concurrent/internal/Macros.hx:34: [INFO] Setting compiler define 'threads'.
src/platform/cpp/HaxeCBridge.hx:243: characters 33-122 : Object requires field isStatic
src/platform/cpp/HaxeCBridge.hx:243: characters 8-123 : { t : haxe.macro.Type, name : String, meta : Null<haxe.macro.MetaAccess>, id : Int, extra : Null<{ params : Array<haxe.macro.TypeParameter>, expr : Null<haxe.macro.TypedExpr> }>, capture : Bool } should be haxe.macro.TVar
src/platform/cpp/HaxeCBridge.hx:243: characters 8-123 : ... { t : haxe.macro.Type, name : String, meta : Null<haxe.macro.MetaAccess>, id : Int, extra : Null<{ params : Array<haxe.macro.TypeParameter>, expr :... has no field isStatic
src/platform/cpp/com/lightstreamer/client/hxcbridge/HxCBridgeSubscription.hx:11: characters 1-8 : Build failure

BUILD FAILED
C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\lightstreamer_lib_client_haxe\tools\cpp\build.xml:78: exec returned: 1

Total time: 0 seconds`

Alessandro.Carioni

In your machine, what is the output of the following commands?

$ haxe --version
$ haxelib version
$ haxelib list

cpp_lightstreamer

Alessandro.Carioni

C:\Users\username\Documents>haxe --version
4.3.6

C:\Users\username\Documents>haxelib version
4.1.0

C:\Users\username\Documents>haxelib list
colyseus-websocket: [1.0.14]
deep_equal: [0.3.2]
haxe-concurrent: [5.1.3]
hxcpp: [4.3.2]
hxWebSockets: [1.4.0]

Alessandro.Carioni

Could you perform the same test using Haxe 4.3.4 instead?

cpp_lightstreamer

Alessandro.Carioni

I did a fresh install of haxe and verified it's 4.3.4, then re-cloned the git. Ran haxelib run hxcpp. The issue I now have is

C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\tools\cpp>ant -e -Dbuild.settings=C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\tools\cpp\res\build.win.static-release.hxm
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Buildfile: C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\tools\cpp\build.xml

copy_modules:
Copying 1 file to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release
Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\lightstreamer.build.xml to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\lightstreamer.build.xml
Copying 13 files to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\include
Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\ClientListener.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\include\Lightstreamer\ClientListener.h
Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\ClientMessageListener.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\include\Lightstreamer\ClientMessageListener.h
Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\ConnectionDetails.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\include\Lightstreamer\ConnectionDetails.h
Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\ConnectionOptions.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\include\Lightstreamer\ConnectionOptions.h
Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\ConsoleLoggerProvider.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\include\Lightstreamer\ConsoleLoggerProvider.h
Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\ForwardDcl.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\include\Lightstreamer\ForwardDcl.h
Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\ItemUpdate.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\include\Lightstreamer\ItemUpdate.h
Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\LightstreamerClient.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\include\Lightstreamer\LightstreamerClient.h
Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\LightstreamerError.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\include\Lightstreamer\LightstreamerError.h
Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\Logger.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\include\Lightstreamer\Logger.h
Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\LoggerProvider.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\include\Lightstreamer\LoggerProvider.h
Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\Subscription.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\include\Lightstreamer\Subscription.h
Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\SubscriptionListener.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\include\Lightstreamer\SubscriptionListener.h
Copying 1 file to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\src\Lightstreamer
Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\src\ConsoleLoggerProvider.cpp to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\src\Lightstreamer\ConsoleLoggerProvider.cpp

package_haxe:
Build settings: C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\tools\cpp\res\build.win.static-release.hxml
Version: 1.0.0-alpha.1 build 20240730
CID: irSfhw.i6 33e64BIe4wnce72mBm4k34f89BR7Md
C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\haxe-concurrent/5,1,3/src/hx/concurrent/internal/Macros.hx:34: [INFO] Setting compiler define 'threads'.
C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\hxWebSockets/1,4,0/hx/ws/WebSocketCommon.hx:39: characters 13-33 : Warning : (WDeprecated) Std.is is deprecated. Use Std.isOfType instead.
C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\hxWebSockets/1,4,0/hx/ws/WebSocketCommon.hx:42: characters 20-39 : Warning : (WDeprecated) Std.is is deprecated. Use Std.isOfType instead.
C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\hxWebSockets/1,4,0/hx/ws/WebSocketCommon.hx:44: characters 20-40 : Warning : (WDeprecated) Std.is is deprecated. Use Std.isOfType instead.
C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\hxWebSockets/1,4,0/hx/ws/WebSocketCommon.hx:261: characters 55-71 : Warning : (WDeprecated) Std.is is deprecated. Use Std.isOfType instead.
Sys_error("bin/cpp/win/static-release/src/com/lightstreamer/client/hxcbridge/ListenerArray_com_lightstreamer_client_NativeSubscriptionListener_com_lightstreamer_client_hxcbridge_SubscriptionListenerAdapter.cpp: No such file or directory")

BUILD FAILED
C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\tools\cpp\build.xml:78: exec returned: 1

Total time: 6 seconds

Going to that directory gives

C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\tools\cpp>cd C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\src\com\lightstreamer\client\hxcbridge

C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\src\com\lightstreamer\client\hxcbridge>dir
 Volume in drive C is OS
 Volume Serial Number is 9651-C42D

 Directory of C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\static-release\src\com\lightstreamer\client\hxcbridge

26/10/2024  02:10 AM    <DIR>          .
26/10/2024  02:10 AM    <DIR>          ..
26/10/2024  02:10 AM            21,746 SubscriptionListenerAdapter.cpp
               1 File(s)         21,746 bytes
               2 Dir(s)  192,357,253,120 bytes free

Alessandro.Carioni

What is the output of haxelib list now?

Try also these commands (from the tools/cpp folder):

$ ant clean
$ ant

cpp_lightstreamer

C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\tools\cpp>haxelib list
colyseus-websocket: [1.0.14]
deep_equal: [0.3.2]
haxe-concurrent: [5.1.3]
hxcpp: [4.3.2]
hxWebSockets: [1.4.0]

C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\tools\cpp>ant clean
Buildfile: C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\tools\cpp\build.xml

clean:
   [delete] Deleting directory C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp

BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 1 second

C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\tools\cpp>ant
Buildfile: C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\tools\cpp\build.xml

copy_modules:
     [copy] Copying 1 file to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug
     [copy] Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\lightstreamer.build.xml to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\lightstreamer.build.xml
     [copy] Copying 13 files to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\include
     [copy] Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\ClientListener.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\include\Lightstreamer\ClientListener.h
     [copy] Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\ClientMessageListener.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\include\Lightstreamer\ClientMessageListener.h
     [copy] Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\ConnectionDetails.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\include\Lightstreamer\ConnectionDetails.h
     [copy] Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\ConnectionOptions.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\include\Lightstreamer\ConnectionOptions.h
     [copy] Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\ConsoleLoggerProvider.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\include\Lightstreamer\ConsoleLoggerProvider.h
     [copy] Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\ForwardDcl.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\include\Lightstreamer\ForwardDcl.h
     [copy] Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\ItemUpdate.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\include\Lightstreamer\ItemUpdate.h
     [copy] Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\LightstreamerClient.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\include\Lightstreamer\LightstreamerClient.h
     [copy] Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\LightstreamerError.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\include\Lightstreamer\LightstreamerError.h
     [copy] Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\Logger.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\include\Lightstreamer\Logger.h
     [copy] Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\LoggerProvider.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\include\Lightstreamer\LoggerProvider.h
     [copy] Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\Subscription.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\include\Lightstreamer\Subscription.h
     [copy] Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\include\Lightstreamer\SubscriptionListener.h to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\include\Lightstreamer\SubscriptionListener.h
     [copy] Copying 1 file to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\src\Lightstreamer
     [copy] Copying C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\src\wrapper\cpp\Base\src\ConsoleLoggerProvider.cpp to C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\bin\cpp\win\debug\src\Lightstreamer\ConsoleLoggerProvider.cpp

package_haxe:
     [echo] Build settings: C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\tools\cpp\res\build.win.debug.hxml
     [echo] Version: 1.0.0-alpha.1 build 20240730
     [echo] CID: irSfhw.i6 33e64BIe4wnce72mBm4k34f89BR7Md
     [exec] C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\haxe-concurrent/5,1,3/src/hx/concurrent/internal/Macros.hx:34: [INFO] Setting compiler define 'threads'.
     [exec] C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\hxWebSockets/1,4,0/hx/ws/WebSocketCommon.hx:39: characters 13-33 : Warning : (WDeprecated) Std.is is deprecated. Use Std.isOfType instead.
     [exec] C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\hxWebSockets/1,4,0/hx/ws/WebSocketCommon.hx:42: characters 20-39 : Warning : (WDeprecated) Std.is is deprecated. Use Std.isOfType instead.
     [exec] C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\hxWebSockets/1,4,0/hx/ws/WebSocketCommon.hx:44: characters 20-40 : Warning : (WDeprecated) Std.is is deprecated. Use Std.isOfType instead.
     [exec] C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\hxWebSockets/1,4,0/hx/ws/WebSocketCommon.hx:261: characters 55-71 : Warning : (WDeprecated) Std.is is deprecated. Use Std.isOfType instead.
     [exec] Sys_error("bin/cpp/win/debug/src/com/lightstreamer/client/hxcbridge/ListenerArray_com_lightstreamer_client_NativeSubscriptionListener_com_lightstreamer_client_hxcbridge_SubscriptionListenerAdapter.cpp: No such file or directory")

BUILD FAILED
C:\Users\username\Documents\CPP_Scripts\pack\Lightstreamer-lib-client-haxe\tools\cpp\build.xml:78: exec returned: 1

Total time: 5 seconds

Alessandro.Carioni

As a preliminary step to the build, have you run the command haxelib install --always tools/deps.hxml?

What is the output of the command haxelib run hxcpp?

It should display something like hxcpp (Haxe C++ Runtime Support) (4.3.0).

Is your hxcpp version also 4.3.0?

cpp_lightstreamer

Alessandro.Carioni Sorry for the late reply. I have still been unable to progress. I am unable to install hxcpp 4.3.0, and it seems that version does not exist (only 4.3.2). I have tried installing 4.3.0 using the install command but get haxelib install hxcpp 4.3.0 Error: No such version 4.3.0 for library hxcpp.

Additionally, from their site (https://lib.haxe.org/p/hxcpp/), that version is not listed.

When I run haxelib run hxcpp I get the response:

 __
/\ \
\ \ \___    __  _   ___   _____   _____
 \ \  _ `\ /\ \/'\ /'___\/\ '__`\/\ '__`\
  \ \ \ \ \\/>  <//\ \__/\ \ \L\ \ \ \L\ \
   \ \_\ \_\/\_/\_\ \____\\ \ ,__/\ \ ,__/
    \/_/\/_/\//\/_/\/____/ \ \ \/  \ \ \/
                            \ \_\   \ \_\
                             \/_/    \/_/

hxcpp (Haxe C++ Runtime Support) (4.3.2)

Running the command haxelib install --always tools/deps.hxml
gives the response:
Error: Failed with error: No such Project : tools/deps.hxml

Alessandro Alinone

@cpp_lightstreamer: Were you able to do the test suggested by Alessandro.Carioni?
Please let us know.

Alessandro.Carioni

You have to run the command haxelib install --always tools/deps.hxml from the root of C++ Client project.
Ensure that Haxe 4.3.4 is installed before installing the project dependencies.

Then enter the tools/cpp folder.

If you're setting up the project for the first time, execute the command:

haxelib run hxcpp

Should you be prompted to rebuild the hxcpp tool, please respond with "yes".

Finally, issue the following commands:

$ ant -e clean
$ ant -e -Dbuild.settings=tools/cpp/res/build.win.static-release.hxml

If everything is correct, the resulting library will be placed in the bin/cpp directory.