v8 link error when generate cctest.exe

[Amaranth F]

I use this parameter to generate the ninja project:

gn gen out/Release "--args=is_debug=false target_cpu=\"x64\" v8_static_library=true v8_use_snapshot=true v8_use_external_startup_data=false"

and then run:

ninja -C out\Release

when it finally says:

ninja: Entering directory `out\Release'

[1/58] LINK cctest.exe cctest.exe.pdb

FAILED: cctest.exe cctest.exe.pdb

G:/program/v8new3/depot_tools/win_tools-2_7_6_bin/python/bin/python.exe ../../build/toolchain/win/tool_wrapper.py link-wrapper environment.x64 False ../../third_party/llvm-build/Release+Asserts/bin/lld-link.exe /nologo /OUT:./cctest.exe /PDB:./cctest.exe.pdb @./cctest.exe.rsp

G:\program\v8new3\v8\third_party\llvm-build\Release+Asserts\bin\lld-link.exe: error: <root>: undefined symbol: mainCRTStartup

How can I compile it, please?

[Quan Chen]

I'm having the same issue now. And same to you I'm trying to build the static libs of V8.  Have you come up with any solution?

[YJ]

I might have a similar issue but im on linux. At least in my case, the problem is that at "some" point since 6.5, v8's build config for "v8_static_library" starts to do thin archive vs the fat archive(which is more "static"). I've filed a bug but I haven't had time to track down the offending commit as they asked.

I don't know if it is for sure the same problem on windows. So just an FYI.

[Quan Chen]

From what I can see in the static lib template, it looks like the thin archive config is removed:

template("v8_static_library") {

  static_library(target_name) {

    complete_static_lib = true

    forward_variables_from(invoker, "*", [ "configs" ])

    configs += invoker.configs

    configs -= v8_remove_configs

    configs -= [ "//build/config/compiler:thin_archive" ]

    configs += v8_add_configs

  }

}

or is it the same thing you mentioned? 

[YJ]

Hey Quan,

Sorry. I found time to look into my issue again. I am now fairly certain that problem is posix specific. You must have a different issue than what I was thinking.