[SOLVED] Error compiling in heaps v1.7.0

#1

Hi!

I’ve updated heaps from v1.6.1 to 1.7.0, and now I cannot compile my project anymore. It looks like there are some issues in the source of heaps.io itself:

C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\heaps/1,7,0/hxsl/MacroParser.hx:169: characters 18-24 : Unknown identifier : FNamed
C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\heaps/1,7,0/hxsl/BatchShader.hx:3: character 1 : Build failure

Any ideas on how to fix it?

Edit: here’s what I have installed:

C:\>haxelib list
actuate: 1.8.7 [1.8.9]
bezier: [1.0.4]
box2d: [1.2.3]
format: [3.4.2]
hashlink: [0.1.0]
haxelib: [3.3.0]
heaps: 1.6.1 [1.7.0]
hldx: 1.9.0 [1.10.0]
hlopenal: [1.5.0]
hlsdl: 1.9.0 [1.10.0]
hxcpp-debug-server: [dev:c:\Users\ASUS\.vscode\extensions\vshaxe.hxcpp-debugger-1.2.4\hxcpp-debug-server]
hxcpp: 4.0.4 4.0.8 [4.0.52]
hxp: 1.1.2 [1.1.4]
layout: [1.2.1]
lime-samples: [7.0.0]
lime: 7.0.0 7.2.0 7.2.1 7.3.0 7.6.0 [7.6.3]
openfl-gpg: [1.4.3]
openfl-samples: 8.4.0 [8.7.0]
openfl: 8.4.0 8.7.0 8.8.0 8.9.0 [8.9.5]
systools: [1.1.0]
#2

Sounds like you’re using an outdated Haxe 4 build. Try updating to 4.0.0-rc.5.

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#3

Yup, I had 4.0.0.rc-1. Still, upgrading to 4.0.0-rc.5 gives me new errors:

C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\format/3,4,2/format/amf3/Reader.hx:346: characters 11-29 : Warning : haxe.Utf8 is deprecated. Use UnicodeString instead.
C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\format/3,4,2/format/amf3/Reader.hx:372: characters 19-31 : Warning : haxe.Utf8 is deprecated. Use UnicodeString instead.
C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\format/3,4,2/format/amf3/Reader.hx:374: characters 22-34 : Warning : haxe.Utf8 is deprecated. Use UnicodeString instead.
C:\HaxeToolkit\haxe\lib\format/3,4,2/format/amf3/Tools.hx:73: characters 14-20 : Cannot use abstract as value

The “format” library is manually installed, but it seems that it’s a core library needed by haxe. Unfortunately, 3.4.2 is the latest version available, so it’s up to date.

I tried downgrading haxe to rc4, but I get the same errors (Cannot use abstract as value). Downgrading to rc3 gives me the initial Unknown identifier : FNamed error.

So, still not solved.

Does heaps v1.7.0 works for any of you? If so, what are your dependencies?

#4

Try installing the format library from GitHub, there seems to have been a fix that’s not released to Haxelib yet:

haxelib git format https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/format
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#5

After using the latest verstion of the format library from github (as you suggested) it compiles (I guess?), but before starting I get this error (in the debug console):

src\module.c(311) : FATAL ERROR : Failed to load function std@bytes_compare16

:frowning:

#6

Well, that’s progress at least… :slight_smile: Your version of HashLink is probably outdated as well, 4.0.0-rc.5 targets HL 1.10: https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/hashlink/releases

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#7

Yeah, that’s it!

Conclusion: SOLVED!

So, to UPDATE heaps, make sure you:

  1. Update all libraries:

C:\> haxelib update

  1. Update haxe to latest version from https://haxe.org/download/ (click on Haxe 4 is coming)

  2. Update HashLink to latest version from:
    https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/hashlink/releases

Download the latest zip file (e.g. hl-1.10.0-win.zip), extract it and copy it over the old folder, mine was c:\dev\hashLink, but make a backup copy first. To find out where your folder is, check your Environment Variables, then check the PATH variable (it should have something like (...)/hashLink)

  1. (OPTIONAL) If you still have issues with the format library, update it from the latest (non-haxelib) github repo:

haxelib git format https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/format

#8

Thank you @Gama11 so much for all your help! I did it :smiley: <3