Undefined calling conventions in Python.h

[Jaco Naude]

Hi there,

This is my first post over here and I hope someone can give me some
guidance.

I'm trying to embed Python into a Visual C++ 2008 application and I'm
getting linker problems. I've compiled a DLL of the Python source code
using the pythoncode VC++ project in the PCbuild folder of the source
download and this works 100% without any warnings etc. I've done this
in Debug and Release mode without any problems.

When I include python_install_path\include\Python.h in my application
(with the linking setup correctly to the .lib and .dll files generated
by myself) it builds fine. However as soon as I try to call any Python
function (Py_Exit for example) I get linker errors as shown below:

1>application.obj : error LNK2031: unable to generate p/invoke for
"extern "C" void __clrcall Py_Exit(int)" (?Py_Exit@@$$J0YMXH at Z);
calling convention missing in metadata
1>frmPythonInterface.obj : error LNK2031: unable to generate p/invoke
for "extern "C" void __clrcall Py_Exit(int)" (?Py_Exit@@$$J0YMXH at Z);
calling convention missing in metadata

I'm probably missing something but I can't find any calling convention
details in Python.h or the other headers included in this file. In my
VC++ DLL project I've specified the calling convention as __stdcall. I
know the __clrcall naming convention has to do with managed code in VC+
+ but thats as far as my knowledge on that goes. Should I define the
calling conventions manually? Or is there a setting wrong somewhere in
my application project?

If anybody can give some guidance it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Jaco