I'm probably missing something simple, but could use some help.

Attempts to use libSetupAPI under Windows 10 using Inline::C with MingW fail to link. ActivePerl 5.22.1 MSWin32-x64-multi-thread, ActiveState 2201

The problem is that the SetupAPI symbols fail to resolve. I have updated MinGW & Inline::C to today's latest versions. Here is a simple reproducer: (I know it doesn't do anything - it's cut down to the link issue.)

file: inline.pl

#!/usr/bin/perl

use 5.10.0;
use warnings;
use strict;

use Inline( C => Config =>
            libs => '-LC:\\MinGW\\lib -lSetupAPI',
print_info => 1,
            BUILD_NOISY => 1,
    );
use Inline C => << 'EOC';
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <initguid.h>
#include <devguid.h>
#include <regstr.h>
#include <setupapi.h>

char *wrap_SetupDiGetClassDevs( ) {
    HDEVINFO hDevInfo;

    // Create a HDEVINFO with all present CDROM devices.
    hDevInfo = SetupDiGetClassDevs( &GUID_DEVCLASS_CDROM, NULL, NULL,
                                    DIGCF_PRESENT | DIGCF_DEVICEINTERF
+ACE );
    if (hDevInfo == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
       croak("INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE returned");

    return (char *)hDevInfo;
}
EOC
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Here is an attempt to load the code. Note that libsetupapi.a is included in the linker (g++) command after inline_pl_(hex).o. The undefined reference is for SetupDiGetClassDevs. The file exists, and strings show the symbol, though with the @size decoration. I must be missing some required name mapping.

Synopsis(the output is quite cluttered):

C:\PERL-5~1.1-6\site\bin\g++.exe inline_pl_7744.def \
-o blib\arch\auto\inline_pl_7744\inline_pl_7744.dll \
-mdll -s -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++           \
-L"C:\Perl-5.22.1-64\lib\CORE"                      \
-L"C:\MinGW\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib"                 \
        inline_pl_7744.o                            \
"C:\Perl-5.22.1-64\lib\CORE\libperl522.a"           \
"C:\MinGW\lib\libSetupAPI.a" [snip...]

inline_pl_7744.o:inline_pl_7744.c:(.text+0x18): undefined reference to
+ `__imp_SetupDiGetClassDevsA'

Here is the full output (less the post-error traceback)

perl -d inline.pl

Loading DB routines from perl5db.pl version 1.49
Editor support available.

Enter h or 'h h' for help, or 'perldoc perldebug' for more help.

validate Stage
<-----------------------Information Section---------------------------
+-------->

Information about the processing of your Inline C code:

Your source code needs to be compiled. I'll use this build directory:
C:\Users\timothe\Software\Development\cdindex\_Inline\build\inline_pl_
+7744

and I'll install the executable as:
C:\Users\timothe\Software\Development\cdindex\_Inline\lib\auto\inline_
+pl_7744\inline_pl_7744.dll

get_maps Stage
The following Inline C function(s) have been successfully bound to Per
+l:
        char * wrap_SetupDiGetClassDevs()

<-----------------------End of Information Section--------------------
+-------->
Starting Build Preprocess Stage
Finished Build Preprocess Stage

Starting Build Parse Stage
Finished Build Parse Stage

Starting Build Glue 1 Stage
Finished Build Glue 1 Stage

Starting Build Glue 2 Stage
Finished Build Glue 2 Stage

Starting Build Glue 3 Stage
Finished Build Glue 3 Stage

Starting Build Compile Stage
  Starting "perl Makefile.PL" Stage
Generating a dmake-style Makefile
Writing Makefile for inline_pl_7744
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
  Finished "perl Makefile.PL" Stage

  Starting "make" Stage
Running Mkbootstrap for inline_pl_7744 ()
"C:\Perl-5.22.1-64\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod -- 644 "
+inline_pl_7744.bs"
"C:\Perl-5.22.1-64\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Command::MM -e cp_nonempt
+y -- inline_pl_7744.bs blib\arch\auto\inline_pl_7744\inline_pl_7744.b
+s 644
"C:\Perl-5.22.1-64\bin\perl.exe" "C:\Perl-5.22.1-64\lib\ExtUtils\xsubp
+p"  -typemap "C:\Perl-5.22.1-64\lib\ExtUtils\typemap"  inline_pl_7744
+.xs > inline_pl_7744.xsc
"C:\Perl-5.22.1-64\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Command -e mv -- inline_p
+l_7744.xsc inline_pl_7744.c
C:\PERL-5~1.1-6\site\bin\gcc.exe -c  -I"C:/Users/timothe/Software/Deve
+lopment/cdindex"  -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DCONSERVATIVE -DPERL_TEXTMO
+DE_SCRIPTS -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICI
+T_SYS -fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -s -O2          -DV
+ERSION=\"0.00\"    -DXS_VERSION=\"0.00\"  "-IC:\Perl-5.22.1-64\lib\CO
+RE"   inline_pl_7744.c
"C:\Perl-5.22.1-64\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Mksymlists \
     -e "Mksymlists('NAME'=>\"inline_pl_7744\", 'DLBASE' => 'inline_pl
+_7744', 'DL_FUNCS' => {  }, 'FUNCLIST' => [], 'IMPORTS' => {  }, 'DL_
+VARS' => []);"
C:\PERL-5~1.1-6\site\bin\g++.exe inline_pl_7744.def -o blib\arch\auto\
+inline_pl_7744\inline_pl_7744.dll -mdll -s -static-libgcc -static-lib
+stdc++ -L"C:\Perl-5.22.1-64\lib\CORE" -L"C:\MinGW\x86_64-w64-mingw32\
+lib" inline_pl_7744.o   "C:\Perl-5.22.1-64\lib\CORE\libperl522.a" "C:
+\MinGW\lib\libSetupAPI.a" "C:\MinGW\lib\libmoldname.a" "C:\MinGW\lib\
+libkernel32.a" "C:\MinGW\lib\libuser32.a" "C:\MinGW\lib\libgdi32.a" "
+C:\MinGW\lib\libwinspool.a" "C:\MinGW\lib\libcomdlg32.a" "C:\MinGW\li
+b\libadvapi32.a" "C:\MinGW\lib\libshell32.a" "C:\MinGW\lib\libole32.a
+" "C:\MinGW\lib\liboleaut32.a" "C:\MinGW\lib\libnetapi32.a" "C:\MinGW
+\lib\libuuid.a" "C:\MinGW\lib\libws2_32.a" "C:\MinGW\lib\libmpr.a" "C
+:\MinGW\lib\libwinmm.a" "C:\MinGW\lib\libversion.a" "C:\MinGW\lib\lib
+odbc32.a" "C:\MinGW\lib\libodbccp32.a" "C:\MinGW\lib\libcomctl32.a" -
+Wl,--enable-auto-image-base
inline_pl_7744.o:inline_pl_7744.c:(.text+0x18): undefined reference to
+ `__imp_SetupDiGetClassDevsA'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
dmake.exe:  Error code 129, while making 'blib\arch\auto\inline_pl_774
+4\inline_pl_7744.dll'

[snip]
dir "C:\MinGW\lib\libSetupAPI.a"
 Volume in drive C is Boot Disk
 Volume Serial Number is E315-E929

 Directory of C:\MinGW\lib

06-Dec-17  15:10           319,374 libsetupapi.a
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Thanks in advance for any clues.