I have made a library that handle strings in c.
I've added it in another project CMakeLists. Issue is that, whenever i want to call a function from that library, it crash.
However, if i call the same function from the library itself, no crash, the function call is handled properly.
I kept thinking that i did something wrong with my CMakeLists but as far as i'm aware and the different methods i used to arrive to the same conclusion, it doesn't look like it anymore.
I tried running the test in question in gdb and this is what it returned
Starting program: C:\Users\s\Documents\Repo\C\Projet\lib\rule\build\test-create-destroy.exe
gdb: unknown target exception 0xc0000135 at 0x7ffdfa70cf40
gdb: unknown target exception 0xc0000135 at 0x7ffdfa70cf40
Program received signal ?, Unknown signal.
0x00007ffdfa70cf40 in ntdll!RtlRaiseStatus () from C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
I've read that it could be an issue related to memory allocation errors, but if this was the case, why would i be able to call the function without any error directly from my library?
replit of fairly simple example: https://replit.com/@Mrcubix-Mrcubix/EmbellishedOldfashionedBaitware#lib/rule/src/test-create-destroy.c
Here is the function called in the library in question, to keep it simple:
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
typedef struct _String
{
unsigned int size;
char *string;
} String;
String *create_string(char *chr)
{
String *str = malloc(sizeof(String));
str->size = strlen(chr);
str->string = malloc(str->size + 1);
memcpy(str->string, chr, str->size);
str->string[str->size] = '\0';
return str;
}
void destroy_string(String *str)
{
free(str);
}
Here the second library i'm calling a function from which work as it's part of the same project:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string-struct.h>
typedef struct _rule
{
String *premise;
String *conclusion;
} rule;
rule *create_rule(String *premise, String *conclusion)
{
rule *r = calloc(1, 16);
r->premise = premise;
r->conclusion = conclusion;
return r;
}
void destroy_rule(rule *r)
{
free(r);
}
here is the CMakeLists used by Rulestruct:
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
project("Rulestruct")
find_package(Stringstruct)
include_directories(${STRINGSTRUCT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
link_directories(${STRINGSTRUCT_LIB_DIRS})
add_library(rulestruct SHARED "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/rule-struct.c" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/rule-struct.h")
target_link_libraries(rulestruct ${STRINGSTRUCT_LIBRARIES})
add_executable(test-create-destroy "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/test-create-destroy.c" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/rule-struct.h")
add_dependencies(test-create-destroy rulestruct)
target_link_libraries(test-create-destroy rulestruct)
and finally, here is where i call the function from (test-create-destroy.c
)
#include <assert.h>
#include <string-struct.h>
#include "rule-struct.h"
#include "rules-struct.inc"
int main(void)
{
String *premise = create_string("1 2"); // location of crash
String *conclusion = create_string("3"); // location of crash
/*rule *rule_A = create_rule(premise, conclusion);
assert(string_char_equal(rule_A->premise, "1 2"));
assert(!string_char_equal(rule_A->premise, "3"));
assert(string_char_equal(rule_A->conclusion, "3"));
assert(!string_char_equal(rule_A->conclusion, "1 2"));
destroy_rule(rule_A);*/
destroy_string(premise);
destroy_string(conclusion);
}
Here are screenshots of bin, lib and cmake-gui: https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q7HTv.jpg
I could probably fix it on every project provided i know what i did wrong and why, So if anyone could provide further explanation then i'll glad to read it.
I will also take tips about issues or potential issues related to my CMakeLists as i have a hard time understanding any of it, needing to mix multiple examples and the documentation to have a very small bit of understanding of why something is done this or that way.
TLDR: Function called elsewhere than inside the library = crash, accept tips about other parts of the presented data (CMakeLists). Gladly accept further explanation of the core of the issue.