Build Errors on MinGW

[jon-whit]

I am trying to build Google Test, but I am getting build errors in the gtest-port.cc file.

Specs
MSYS GNU Make 3.81
g++ (GCC) 3.4.4 (msys special)

> C:\MinGW\msys\1.0\bin\make all
g++ -isystem ../include -g -Wall -Wextra -pthread -c ../samples/sample1.cc
g++ -isystem ../include -g -Wall -Wextra -pthread -c ../samples/sample1_unittest
.cc
g++ -isystem ../include -I.. -g -Wall -Wextra -pthread -c \
            ../src/gtest-all.cc
In file included from ../src/gtest-all.cc:45:0:
../src/gtest-port.cc: In constructor 'testing::internal::Mutex::Mutex()':
../src/gtest-port.cc:242:45: error: cannot convert 'CRITICAL_SECTION* {aka _CRIT
ICAL_SECTION*}' to '_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION*' in initialization
       critical_section_(new CRITICAL_SECTION) {
                                             ^
../src/gtest-port.cc:243:48: error: cannot convert '_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION*' to '
LPCRITICAL_SECTION {aka _CRITICAL_SECTION*}' for argument '1' to 'void Initializ
eCriticalSection(LPCRITICAL_SECTION)'
   ::InitializeCriticalSection(critical_section_);
                                                ^
../src/gtest-port.cc: In destructor 'testing::internal::Mutex::~Mutex()':
../src/gtest-port.cc:253:46: error: cannot convert '_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION*' to '
PCRITICAL_SECTION {aka _CRITICAL_SECTION*}' for argument '1' to 'void DeleteCrit
icalSection(PCRITICAL_SECTION)'
     ::DeleteCriticalSection(critical_section_);
                                              ^
../src/gtest-port.cc: In member function 'void testing::internal::Mutex::Lock()'
:
../src/gtest-port.cc:261:43: error: cannot convert '_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION*' to '
LPCRITICAL_SECTION {aka _CRITICAL_SECTION*}' for argument '1' to 'void EnterCrit
icalSection(LPCRITICAL_SECTION)'
   ::EnterCriticalSection(critical_section_);
                                           ^
../src/gtest-port.cc: In member function 'void testing::internal::Mutex::Unlock(
)':
../src/gtest-port.cc:271:43: error: cannot convert '_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION*' to '
LPCRITICAL_SECTION {aka _CRITICAL_SECTION*}' for argument '1' to 'void LeaveCrit
icalSection(LPCRITICAL_SECTION)'
   ::LeaveCriticalSection(critical_section_);
                                           ^
../src/gtest-port.cc: In member function 'void testing::internal::Mutex::ThreadS
afeLazyInit()':
../src/gtest-port.cc:292:27: error: cannot convert 'CRITICAL_SECTION* {aka _CRIT
ICAL_SECTION*}' to '_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION*' in assignment
         critical_section_ = new CRITICAL_SECTION;
                           ^
../src/gtest-port.cc:293:54: error: cannot convert '_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION*' to '
LPCRITICAL_SECTION {aka _CRITICAL_SECTION*}' for argument '1' to 'void Initializ
eCriticalSection(LPCRITICAL_SECTION)'
         ::InitializeCriticalSection(critical_section_);
                                                      ^
../src/gtest-port.cc: In static member function 'static void testing::internal::
ThreadLocalRegistryImpl::StartWatcherThreadFor(DWORD)':
../src/gtest-port.cc:495:21: error: '::OpenThread' has not been declared
     HANDLE thread = ::OpenThread(SYNCHRONIZE | THREAD_QUERY_INFORMATION,
                     ^
make: *** [gtest-all.o] Error 1

Is there an easy fix to this. I have been lead down many rabbit holes trying to fix it.

[Draqun]

I have this same error. I changed MinGW version but it does not help. Maybe I put here how I create makefile

$  cmake -G "MSYS Makefiles" -Dgtest_build_samples=ON -Dgmock_build_samples=ON -Dgtest_build_tests=ON -Dgmock_build_tests=ON
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 4.9.3
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 4.9.3
-- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/MinGW/bin/g++.exe
-- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/MinGW/bin/g++.exe -- works
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/MinGW/bin/gcc.exe
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/MinGW/bin/gcc.exe -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Found PythonInterp: C:/Python27/python.exe (found version "2.7.11")
-- Looking for pthread.h
-- Looking for pthread.h - not found
-- Found Threads: TRUE
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
CMake Warning:
  Manually-specified variables were not used by the project:

    gmock_build_samples
    gmock_build_tests


-- Build files have been written to: D:/googletest/googletest

[jon-whit]

Any googletest developers addressed this issue?

[KindDragon]

Duplicate of #606. Please close

[jon-whit]

@KindDragon thanks!