Quantum Random Bit Generator

**shawnt** · 05-17-2008

grrr, more errors

ok, i commented out the lines below because they were erroring out and i am running this on windows:

Code:

#ifdef PLATFORM_LINUX
	// linux includes
//#	include <sys/socket.h>
//#	include <netinet/in.h>
//#	include <arpa/inet.h> 
//#	include <netdb.h>
//#	include <unistd.h>

still, im getting the errors below:

Code:

C:\QRBG\src>cl /EHsc example0.cpp QRBG.cpp
Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 15.00.21022.08 for 80x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

example0.cpp
QRBG.cpp
QRBG.cpp(198) : error C2065: 'AF_INET' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(198) : error C2065: 'SOCK_STREAM' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(198) : error C3861: 'socket': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(205) : error C2079: 'addr' uses undefined struct 'QRBG::Connect::socka
dr_in'
QRBG.cpp(206) : error C3861: 'gethostbyname': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(208) : error C2228: left of '.sin_addr' must have class/struct/union
        type is 'int'
QRBG.cpp(208) : error C2228: left of '.s_addr' must have class/struct/union
QRBG.cpp(208) : error C3861: 'inet_addr': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(210) : error C2228: left of '.sin_addr' must have class/struct/union
        type is 'int'
QRBG.cpp(210) : error C2027: use of undefined type 'QRBG::Connect::hostent'
        QRBG.cpp(206) : see declaration of 'QRBG::Connect::hostent'
QRBG.cpp(210) : error C2227: left of '->h_addr' must point to class/struct/unio
/generic type
QRBG.cpp(210) : error C2027: use of undefined type 'QRBG::Connect::hostent'
        QRBG.cpp(206) : see declaration of 'QRBG::Connect::hostent'
QRBG.cpp(210) : error C2227: left of '->h_length' must point to class/struct/un
on/generic type
QRBG.cpp(211) : error C2228: left of '.sin_family' must have class/struct/union
        type is 'int'
QRBG.cpp(211) : error C2065: 'AF_INET' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(212) : error C2228: left of '.sin_port' must have class/struct/union
        type is 'int'
QRBG.cpp(212) : error C3861: 'htons': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(214) : error C3861: 'connect': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(225) : error C3861: 'shutdown': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(231) : error C3861: 'close': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(252) : error C2065: 'timeStart' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(252) : error C3861: 'gettimeofday': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(268) : error C2065: 'timeEnd' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(268) : error C3861: 'gettimeofday': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(352) : error C3861: 'htons': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(357) : error C3861: 'htonl': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(359) : error C3861: 'send': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(397) : error C3861: 'recv': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(416) : error C2065: 'u_long' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(416) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
QRBG.cpp(416) : error C3861: 'ntohl': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(452) : error C3861: 'recv': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(499) : error C2065: 'timeEnd' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(499) : error C2065: 'timeStart' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(532) : error C2065: 'timeEnd' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(532) : error C2228: left of '.tv_sec' must have class/struct/union
        type is ''unknown-type''
QRBG.cpp(532) : error C2065: 'timeStart' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(532) : error C2228: left of '.tv_sec' must have class/struct/union
        type is ''unknown-type''
QRBG.cpp(532) : error C2065: 'timeEnd' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(532) : error C2228: left of '.tv_usec' must have class/struct/union
        type is ''unknown-type''
QRBG.cpp(532) : error C2065: 'timeStart' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(532) : error C2228: left of '.tv_usec' must have class/struct/union
        type is ''unknown-type''
Generating Code...

**Daved** · 05-18-2008

>> i commented out the lines below because they were erroring out and i am running this on windows

You shouldn't have to comment those lines out. They should be compiled if PLATFORM_LINUX is defined, but that should only be defined if you are on Linux. Search for #define PLATFORM_LINUX and comment that out instead of all the code that are inside the #ifdef PLATFORM_LINUX #endif lines.

Your errors are because you are missing the socket library includes that declare those things. On windows there is Winsock, or you might be able to use bsd sockets as well, I don't recall. Perhaps if you fix the platform problem it will include the correct headers for Windows.

Does the documentation for this library have instructions on how to compile it?

**KIBO** · 05-19-2008

search for "mersenne twister". This is a very good RNG, tested and proven, and I'm sure you can find code on the internet.

**shawnt** · 05-19-2008

Originally Posted by Daved

>> i commented out the lines below because they were erroring out and i am running this on windows

You shouldn't have to comment those lines out. They should be compiled if PLATFORM_LINUX is defined, but that should only be defined if you are on Linux. Search for #define PLATFORM_LINUX and comment that out instead of all the code that are inside the #ifdef PLATFORM_LINUX #endif lines.

Your errors are because you are missing the socket library includes that declare those things. On windows there is Winsock, or you might be able to use bsd sockets as well, I don't recall. Perhaps if you fix the platform problem it will include the correct headers for Windows.

Does the documentation for this library have instructions on how to compile it?

nope, no documentation.

ok, i'll remove #define PLATFORM_LINUX and leave the rest. hope that works. otherwise, how do I include the socket library? just #include <winsock>?

**shawnt** · 05-19-2008

Originally Posted by KIBO

search for "mersenne twister". This is a very good RNG, tested and proven, and I'm sure you can find code on the internet.

interesting! i'll look into it, thanks!

what would be really interesting would be to get both mersenne and qrbg to work and compare the results. for my simulation (which is quite simple really), the expected results are known...so I should get mostly similar results for both RNGs.

EDIT: i found the mersenne code online. also the pseudo-code is on wikipedia so i can try to code it myself.

**shawnt** · 05-24-2008

Daved,

i included winsock and compiled again. there was no #define PLATFORM_LINUX, only #ifdefined PLATFORM_LINUX. The errors from last time have reduced to the following:

Code:

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

example0.cpp
QRBG.cpp
QRBG.cpp(253) : error C2065: 'timeStart' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(253) : error C3861: 'gettimeofday': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(269) : error C2065: 'timeEnd' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(269) : error C3861: 'gettimeofday': identifier not found
QRBG.cpp(500) : error C2065: 'timeEnd' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(500) : error C2065: 'timeStart' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(533) : error C2065: 'timeEnd' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(533) : error C2228: left of '.tv_sec' must have class/struct/union
        type is ''unknown-type''
QRBG.cpp(533) : error C2065: 'timeStart' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(533) : error C2228: left of '.tv_sec' must have class/struct/union
        type is ''unknown-type''
QRBG.cpp(533) : error C2065: 'timeEnd' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(533) : error C2228: left of '.tv_usec' must have class/struct/union
        type is ''unknown-type''
QRBG.cpp(533) : error C2065: 'timeStart' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(533) : error C2228: left of '.tv_usec' must have class/struct/union
        type is ''unknown-type''
Generating Code...

C:\QRBG\src>

**Daved** · 05-24-2008

I don't recognize those names. Could you post the code the error refers to and the lines around it, plus the #includes at the top of the file?

**cyberfish** · 05-24-2008

You need

Code:

#include <sys/time.h>

for gettimeofday().

**shawnt** · 05-25-2008

Originally Posted by Daved

I don't recognize those names. Could you post the code the error refers to and the lines around it, plus the #includes at the top of the file?

Code:

#include "QRBG.h"
#include <winsock.h>
#include <time.h>

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <string.h>		// memcpy


#ifdef PLATFORM_WIN
	// windows includes
#	define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN		// Exclude rarely-used stuff from Windows headers

#	include <winsock2.h>
#	include <WS2tcpip.h>
#	include <windows.h>
#	include <errno.h>


	// timer start
251:#	if defined(PLATFORM_WIN)
252:		timeStart = GetTickCount();
253:#	elif defined(PLATFORM_LINUX)
254:		gettimeofday(&timeStart, NULL);
255:#	endif

QRBG.cpp(254) : error C2065: 'timeStart' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(254) : error C3861: 'gettimeofday': identifier not found


	// timer end
267:#	if defined(PLATFORM_WIN)
268:		timeEnd = GetTickCount();
269:#	elif defined(PLATFORM_LINUX)
270:		gettimeofday(&timeEnd, NULL);
271:#	endif

QRBG.cpp(270) : error C2065: 'timeEnd' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(270) : error C3861: 'gettimeofday': identifier not found


499:void QRBG::EnsureCachedEnough(size_t size) throw(ConnectError, CommunicationError,              ServiceDenied) {
500:	// timer reset
501:	timeEnd = timeStart;

QRBG.cpp(501) : error C2065: 'timeEnd' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(501) : error C2065: 'timeStart' : undeclared identifier


530:#elif defined(PLATFORM_LINUX)
531:// linux version
532:
533:double QRBG::getLastDownloadDuration() {
534:	return (timeEnd.tv_sec - timeStart.tv_sec) + 1e-6 * (timeEnd.tv_usec - timeStart.tv_usec);

QRBG.cpp(534) : error C2065: 'timeEnd' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(534) : error C2228: left of '.tv_sec' must have class/struct/union
        type is ''unknown-type''
QRBG.cpp(534) : error C2065: 'timeStart' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(534) : error C2228: left of '.tv_sec' must have class/struct/union
        type is ''unknown-type''
QRBG.cpp(534) : error C2065: 'timeEnd' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(534) : error C2228: left of '.tv_usec' must have class/struct/union
        type is ''unknown-type''
QRBG.cpp(534) : error C2065: 'timeStart' : undeclared identifier
QRBG.cpp(534) : error C2228: left of '.tv_usec' must have class/struct/union
        type is ''unknown-type''
Generating Code...

C:\QRBG\src>

I cant understand why it keeps going to the code which is meant for linux machines. im running this on win xp.

**shawnt** · 05-25-2008

Originally Posted by cyberfish

You need

Code:

#include <sys/time.h>

for gettimeofday().

please see previous post. i already have <time.h> included. it doesn't recognize <sys/time.h>.

**shawnt** · 05-27-2008

any ideas??

**Daved** · 05-27-2008

>> I cant understand why it keeps going to the code which is meant for linux machines.
It will only go there if PLATFORM_LINUX is defined. You have to remove all code that defines it.

**shawnt** · 05-30-2008

k, back to the drawing board

**shawnt** · 05-30-2008

I removed the linux definitions. Now:

Code:

C:\QRBG\src>cl /EHsc example0.cpp
Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 15.00.21022.08 for 80x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

example0.cpp
Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 9.00.21022.08
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

/out:example0.exe
example0.obj
example0.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: __thiscall QRB
G::~QRBG(void)" (??1QRBG@@QAE@XZ) referenced in function _main
example0.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: unsigned int _
_thiscall QRBG::getBytes(unsigned char *,unsigned int)" (?getBytes@QRBG@@QAEIPAE
I@Z) referenced in function _main
example0.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: double __thisc
all QRBG::getDouble(void)" (?getDouble@QRBG@@QAENXZ) referenced in function _mai
n
example0.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: float __thisca
ll QRBG::getFloat(void)" (?getFloat@QRBG@@QAEMXZ) referenced in function _main
example0.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: long __thiscal
l QRBG::getLongInt(void)" (?getLongInt@QRBG@@QAEJXZ) referenced in function _mai
n
example0.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: int __thiscall
 QRBG::getInt(void)" (?getInt@QRBG@@QAEHXZ) referenced in function _main
example0.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: unsigned char
__thiscall QRBG::getByte(void)" (?getByte@QRBG@@QAEEXZ) referenced in function _
main
example0.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: void __thiscal
l QRBG::defineUser(char const *,char const *)" (?defineUser@QRBG@@QAEXPBD0@Z) re
ferenced in function _main
example0.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: void __thiscal
l QRBG::defineServer(char const *,unsigned int)" (?defineServer@QRBG@@QAEXPBDI@Z
) referenced in function _main
example0.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: __thiscall QRB
G::QRBG(unsigned int)" (??0QRBG@@QAE@I@Z) referenced in function _main
example0.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 10 unresolved externals

**Daved** · 05-30-2008

Don't forget to compile QRBG.cpp and/or any other source files, then link them together. Your command line only compiles example0.cpp. That compilation succeeds (congratulations on getting that far), but now you need to link all other source files.

I don't remember if it was mentioned earlier, but if the library provides source files for you to compile, then add those to the command line (I don't know the exact syntax on the command line). If they provide pre-compiled libraries, then link to those libraries (I don't know the exact syntax on the command line).