error C3861: '__scrt_initialize_crt': identifier not found

Question

Following this question, I am trying to compile the code below:

// main.cpp

#include <iostream>

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    unsigned long long myVar;

    __security_init_cookie();

    myVar = __scrt_initialize_crt(1);

    return 0;
}

in the command line cl main.cpp but I get the error message

Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.31.31104 for x64
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

main.cpp
main.cpp(12): error C3861: '__scrt_initialize_crt': identifier not found

while the equivalent C code

// main.c

#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    unsigned long long myVar;

    __security_init_cookie();

    myVar = __scrt_initialize_crt(1);

    return 0;
}

works just fine. I would appreciate it if you could help me understand what the problem is and how I can rewrite the C code in pure and canonical C++.

Answer 1

This is not an answer but to show the progress, if a better answer is to be added to the page I can delete this post.

So far I with below code

#ifndef _M_CEE
#define _M_CEE
#endif

#include <iostream>
#include <vcstartup_internal.h>
#include <gs_support.c>

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    unsigned long long myVar;

    __security_init_cookie();

    myVar = __scrt_initialize_crt(__scrt_module_type::exe);

    return 0;
}

compiled with

cl /clr /I "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.31.31103\crt\src\vcruntime" main.cpp

I get the error:

Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.31.31104
for Microsoft (R) .NET Framework version 4.08.4470.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

main.cpp
Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 14.31.31104.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

/out:main.exe
main.obj
LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'MSCOREE.lib'