Hi,



We are facing Build error in Old platforms after adding GLOBAL_REMOVE_IF_UNREFERENCED in CryptoPkg's CryptTs.c file in edk202211 tag.



GLOBAL_REMOVE_IF_UNREFERENCED macro is defined in MdePkg/Include/Base.h

//

// The Microsoft* C compiler can removed references to unreferenced data items

//  if the /OPT:REF linker option is used. We defined a macro as this is a

//  a non standard extension

//

#if defined (_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1800 && !defined (MDE_CPU_EBC)

///

/// Remove global variable from the linked image if there are no references to

/// it after all compiler and linker optimizations have been performed.

///

///

#define GLOBAL_REMOVE_IF_UNREFERENCED  __declspec(selectany)

#else

///

/// Remove the global variable from the linked image if there are no references

///  to it after all compiler and linker optimizations have been performed.

///

///

#define GLOBAL_REMOVE_IF_UNREFERENCED

#endif



Facing Below Build Error:

Building ... d:\bakerville\crypto\5.14_bakerville_0acjf044\MdePkg\Library\DxeServicesLib\DxeServicesLib.inf [X64]
d:\bakerville\crypto\5.14_bakerville_0acjf044\CryptoPkg\Library\BaseCryptLib\Pk\CryptTs.c(58) : error C2496: 'TS_MESSAGE_IMPRINT_new' : 'selectany' can only be applied to data items with external linkage
d:\bakerville\crypto\5.14_bakerville_0acjf044\CryptoPkg\Library\BaseCryptLib\Pk\CryptTs.c(89) : error C2496: 'TS_ACCURACY_new' : 'selectany' can only be applied to data items with external linkage
d:\bakerville\crypto\5.14_bakerville_0acjf044\CryptoPkg\Library\BaseCryptLib\Pk\CryptTs.c(141) : error C2496: 'TS_TST_INFO_new' : 'selectany' can only be applied to data items with external linkage
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'F:\Tools\WINDDK\7600.16385.1\bin\x86\amd64\cl.exe' : return code '0x2'
Stop.
AmiFlashLibCommon.c
Assembling: d:\bakerville\crypto\5.14_bakerville_0acjf044\Build\YubaCity\RELEASE_MYTOOLS\X64\AmiCompatibilityPkg\Library\AmiDxeLib\OUTPUT\x64\x64AsmLib\GetCpuTimer.iii



build...
: error 7000: Failed to execute command
    nmake.exe /nologo -s tbuild [d:\bakerville\crypto\5.14_bakerville_0acjf044\Build\YubaCity\RELEASE_MYTOOLS\X64\CryptoPkg\Library\BaseCryptLib\BaseCryptLib]



After commenting GLOBAL_REMOVE_IF_UNREFERENCED macro in CryptTs.c file, project builds successfully. Kindly, provide your comments.

Thanks,
Sountharya
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