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Link step can't find symbols (XC8 compiler)


I’m trying to compile and link a C program using the XC8 compiler. I changed from the C18 compiler and made some minor compatibility changes to the code. With C18, the code compiled and linked just fine. With XC8, compiling goes fine, but the link step fails with this error:

Error [500] ; 0. undefined symbols:
_putch(server.obj) _ENC_Init(server.obj) _ENC_WriteRegister(server.obj) _ENC_ReadRegister(server.obj)

As the compiling succeeds, I guess there are prototypes found, ergo the .h files are included okay. I guess the compiler can’t find the .c files.

The function putch is not called in my own program, but it’s called in putchar and I use that function. The functions starting with ENC_ are my own functions.

I added two paths to the “Include search path” of the XC8 toolsuite:

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\xc8\v1.12\sources, where the compiler’s .c files are located, I believe
  • C:\...\lib, where my own .c files are located.

However, I still get the error.

How can I resolve this problem?

This is the full log:

Advisory[1233] Employing 18F4620 errata work-arounds:
Advisory[1234]  * Corrupted fast interrupt shadow registers
Advisory[1234]  * Data in RAM location can be corrupted if async. reset occurs during write
Warning [1273] ; . Omniscient Code Generation not available in Free mode
cgpic18 "--edf=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\xc8\v1.12\dat\en_msgs.txt" --cmode=htc -Og9s -q -E1 -w9 -PMS0:code:0@CODE=00h-0FFFFh -PMS0:code:0@CONST=00h-0FFFFh -PMS0:code:0@SMALLCONST=01000h-010FFhx240 -PMS0:code:0@MEDIUMCONST=01000h-0FFFFh -PMS1:data:8@COMRAM=01h-07Fh -PMS1:data:0@ABS1=00h-0F7Fh -PMS1:data:0@BIGRAM=01h-0F7Fh -PMS1:data:0@RAM=080h-0FFh,0100h-01FFhx14,0F00h-0F7Fh -PMS1:data:400@BANK0=080h-0FFh -PMS1:data:800@BANK1=0100h-01FFh -PMS1:data:1000@BANK2=0200h-02FFh -PMS1:data:2000@BANK3=0300h-03FFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK4=0400h-04FFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK5=0500h-05FFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK6=0600h-06FFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK7=0700h-07FFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK8=0800h-08FFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK9=0900h-09FFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK10=0A00h-0AFFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK11=0B00h-0BFFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK12=0C00h-0CFFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK13=0D00h-0DFFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK14=0E00h-0EFFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK15=0F00h-0F7Fh -PMS1:data:0@SFR=0F80h-0FFFh -PMS3:config:0@CONFIG=0300000h-030000Dh -PMS2:eedata:0@EEDATA=0F00000h-0F003FFh -PMS4:idloc:0@IDLOC=0200000h-0200007h "--cfgdata=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\xc8\v1.12\dat\cfgdata\18f4620.cfgdata" --cfgprefix=__CFG_ -MLFSROK -MIEEE_DBL -MIEEE_FLT -PPIC18F4620,1,65535,3967,8194,31,1,0,127,0 -fp -AC:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\s234. --funcdat=C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\s234.5 --addrqual=ignore --runtime=init --runtime=clear server.p1 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\xc8\v1.12\lib\pic18-plib-htc-18f4620.lpp" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\xc8\v1.12\lib\pic18-stdlib-htc-d32-f32.lpp"
cgpic18 "--edf=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\xc8\v1.12\dat\en_msgs.txt" --cmode=htc -q -E1 -Dserver.sdb -PMS0:code:0@CODE=00h-0FFFFh -PMS0:code:0@CONST=00h-0FFFFh -PMS0:code:0@SMALLCONST=01000h-010FFhx240 -PMS0:code:0@MEDIUMCONST=01000h-0FFFFh -PMS1:data:8@COMRAM=01h-07Fh -PMS1:data:0@ABS1=00h-0F7Fh -PMS1:data:0@BIGRAM=01h-0F7Fh -PMS1:data:0@RAM=080h-0FFh,0100h-01FFhx14,0F00h-0F7Fh -PMS1:data:400@BANK0=080h-0FFh -PMS1:data:800@BANK1=0100h-01FFh -PMS1:data:1000@BANK2=0200h-02FFh -PMS1:data:2000@BANK3=0300h-03FFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK4=0400h-04FFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK5=0500h-05FFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK6=0600h-06FFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK7=0700h-07FFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK8=0800h-08FFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK9=0900h-09FFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK10=0A00h-0AFFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK11=0B00h-0BFFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK12=0C00h-0CFFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK13=0D00h-0DFFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK14=0E00h-0EFFh -PMS1:data:0@BANK15=0F00h-0F7Fh -PMS1:data:0@SFR=0F80h-0FFFh -PMS3:config:0@CONFIG=0300000h-030000Dh -PMS2:eedata:0@EEDATA=0F00000h-0F003FFh -PMS4:idloc:0@IDLOC=0200000h-0200007h "--cfgdata=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\xc8\v1.12\dat\cfgdata\18f4620.cfgdata" --cfgprefix=__CFG_ -MLFSROK -MIEEE_DBL -MIEEE_FLT -PPIC18F4620,1,65535,3967,8194,31,1,0,127,0 -AC:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\s234. --funcdat=C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\s234.5 --addrqual=ignore --runtime=init --runtime=clear server.p1 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\xc8\v1.12\lib\pic18-plib-htc-18f4620.lpp" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\xc8\v1.12\lib\pic18-stdlib-htc-d32-f32.lpp"
aspic18 "--edf=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\xc8\v1.12\dat\en_msgs.txt" --cmode=htc -E1 "-CC:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\xc8\v1.12\dat\picc-18.ini" -ver=V1.12 -lserver.lst --opt= -n -18F4620 --comdiv=127 -no_pa -oserver.obj C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\s234.
aspic18 "--edf=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\xc8\v1.12\dat\en_msgs.txt" --cmode=htc -E1 "-CC:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\xc8\v1.12\dat\picc-18.ini" -ver=V1.12 --opt= -n -18F4620 --comdiv=127 -no_pa -oC:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\s234.obj C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\s234.as
hlink "--edf=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\xc8\v1.12\dat\en_msgs.txt" -cs -h+server.sym -z -w9 -Q18F4620 -Mserver.map -E1 -ver=XC8#PRO##V1.12 -ACODE=00h-0FFFFh -ACONST=00h-0FFFFh -ASMALLCONST=01000h-010FFhx240 -AMEDIUMCONST=01000h-0FFFFh -ACOMRAM=01h-07Fh -AABS1=00h-0F7Fh -ABIGRAM=01h-0F7Fh -ARAM=080h-0FFh,0100h-01FFhx14,0F00h-0F7Fh -ABANK0=080h-0FFh -ABANK1=0100h-01FFh -ABANK2=0200h-02FFh -ABANK3=0300h-03FFh -ABANK4=0400h-04FFh -ABANK5=0500h-05FFh -ABANK6=0600h-06FFh -ABANK7=0700h-07FFh -ABANK8=0800h-08FFh -ABANK9=0900h-09FFh -ABANK10=0A00h-0AFFh -ABANK11=0B00h-0BFFh -ABANK12=0C00h-0CFFh -ABANK13=0D00h-0DFFh -ABANK14=0E00h-0EFFh -ABANK15=0F00h-0F7Fh -ASFR=0F80h-0FFFh -preset_vec=00h,intcode,intcodelo,powerup,init,end_init -pramtop=01000h -psmallconst=SMALLCONST -pmediumconst=MEDIUMCONST -pconst=CONST -AFARRAM=00h-00h -ACONFIG=0300000h-030000Dh -pconfig=CONFIG -AIDLOC=0200000h-0200007h -pidloc=IDLOC -AEEDATA=0F00000h-0F003FFh -peeprom_data=EEDATA -prdata=COMRAM,nvrram=COMRError   [500] ; 0. undefined symbols:
_putch(server.obj) _ENC_Init(server.obj) _ENC_WriteRegister(server.obj) _ENC_ReadRegister(server.obj) 
AM,nvbit=COMRAM,rbss=COMRAM,rbit=COMRAM -pfarbss=FARRAM,fardata=FARRAM -pintsave_regs=BIGRAM,bigbss=BIGRAM,bigdata=BIGRAM -pbss=RAM -pidata=CODE,irdata=CODE,ibigdata=CODE,ifardata=CODE C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\s234.obj server.obj
del l.obj
del C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\s234.
del C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\s234.1
del C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\s234.2
del C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\s234.3
del C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\s234.4
del C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\s234.5
del C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\s234.as
del C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\s234.obj
(908) exit status = 1



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