"Couldn't apply options" on a minimal test case console app

[nrathaus]

Running a console application with libssh doesn't ssh_connect, rather returns "Couldn't apply options" - which isn't very informative.

Context

I tried to run the following code:

int main()
{
  ssh_session my_ssh_session = ssh_new();
  if (my_ssh_session == NULL)
    return -1;

  int verbosity = SSH_LOG_PROTOCOL;
  int port = 22;

  int rc = ssh_options_set(my_ssh_session, SSH_OPTIONS_HOST, "192.168.15.1");
  rc = ssh_options_set(my_ssh_session, SSH_OPTIONS_LOG_VERBOSITY, &verbosity);
  rc = ssh_options_set(my_ssh_session, SSH_OPTIONS_PORT, &port);

  rc = ssh_connect(my_ssh_session);
  if (rc != SSH_OK)
  {
    fprintf(stderr, "Error connecting to localhost: %s\n",
      ssh_get_error(my_ssh_session));
    exit(-1);
  }

  ssh_free(my_ssh_session);

  return 0;
}

But it returns "Couldn't apply options" error to ssh_connect(), all the ssh_options_set work (return a value of 0)

Expected Behavior

Connect to the SSH server

Actual Behavior

Returns an error

Steps to Reproduce

1. Take the above code
2. Compile it as a Console Application, x86, Multibyte (I also tried Unicode)
3. Run

Your Environment

• Version Used: 0.8.7
• Operating System and Version: Windows 10 RS5 (1903)
• Compiler and Version(s): Visual Studio 2015

Possible Fix

:Shrug:

[Sibras]

Have you tried other libssh binaries such as the one from vcpkg?
If its an issue with the binaries provided here then i can help but if its an issue with libssh itself then you should try the libssh upstream developers instead.

[nrathaus]

Hi It's a good idea and apparently from vcpkg it works without any problems (same exact code) I am unable to find out the root cause in ShiftMediaProject that causes it

On Thu, 27 Jun 2019 at 19:18, Matthew Oliver ***@***.***> wrote: Have you tried other libssh binaries such as the one from vcpkg? If its an issue with the binaries provided here then i can help but if its an issue with libssh itself then you should try the libssh upstream developers instead. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1?email_source=notifications&email_token=AAPQE3R567TLAROZJJLFPF3P4TR45A5CNFSM4HZPNGWKYY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGODYXUK6A#issuecomment-506414456>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAPQE3UD5363GGP2VSVOSA3P4TR45ANCNFSM4HZPNGWA> .

-- Thanks, Noam Rathaus

[Sibras]

There is new 0.9.0 version of libssh now available. See if that fixes your issues.