[C++] parquet tools: linking error when ARROW_JSON=OFF with undefined reference to `arrow::json::JsonWriter::GetString() const'

@Reranko05

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Since c44eca6 ("#50779: [C++][Parquet] Replace remaining RapidJSON usage with simdjson (#50781)"), building with ARROW_JSON=OFF leads to:

[ 96%] Linking CXX executable ../../debug/parquet-dump-arrow-statistics
/usr/bin/ld: ../../debug/libparquetOFF.so.2600.0.0: undefined reference to `arrow::json::JsonWriter::GetString() const'
/usr/bin/ld: ../../debug/libparquetOFF.so.2600.0.0: undefined reference to `arrow::json::JsonWriter::String(std::basic_string_view<char, std::char_traits<char> >)'

CC @Reranko05

Also affects projects linking with libparquet such as GDAL in https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/actions/runs/31694127460/job/94427940549

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CI: fix/workaround build against libarrow master

@rouault

@rouault , i would like to work on this issue, if u r not working on this one.. u can assign me....

My approach would be to trace the JsonWriter symbol references introduced by the recent RapidJSON → simdjson migration, reproduce the failure with ARROW_JSON=OFF, identify the incorrect dependency/conditional compilation path, and add a regression test to ensure Parquet builds and links correctly with JSON disabled.
If no one is currently working on this, I’d be happy to take it up.

@rouault

@rouault, if you're not currently working on this issue, could you please confirm? I can then assign it to @KHARSHAVARDHAN-eng.

if you're not currently working on this issue, could you please confirm?

no, I'm not working on this issue

@KHARSHAVARDHAN-eng

@KHARSHAVARDHAN-eng I am assigning you this issue. Thanks!

@KHARSHAVARDHAN-eng

We don't want to assign new issues to @KHARSHAVARDHAN-eng .
See also: #50783 (comment)

Opened #50900 for this. JsonWriter is now built whenever Parquet is on, even if ARROW_JSON is off.

apacheGH-50859: [C++] Preserve the JsonWriter namespace

apacheGH-50859: [C++] Move simdjson utility definitions out of header

Just to note - crossbow job example-cpp-tutorial 2026-08-14 first failure log, latest log :

[ 50%] Linking CXX executable file_access_example
/usr/bin/ld: /build/arrow-install/lib/libparquet.so.2600.0.0: undefined reference to `arrow::json::JsonWriter::String(std::basic_string_view<char, std::char_traits<char> >)'
/usr/bin/ld: /build/arrow-install/lib/libparquet.so.2600.0.0: undefined reference to `arrow::json::JsonWriter::GetString() const'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/file_access_example.dir/build.make:99: file_access_example] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:115: CMakeFiles/file_access_example.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:91: all] Error 2

apacheGH-50859: [C++][Parquet] Move JsonWriter to simdjson utilities

apacheGH-50859: [C++][Parquet] Build ObjectParser with simdjson utili…

CI: fix/workaround build against libarrow master

GH-50859: [C++][Parquet] Move JsonWriter to simdjson utilities (#50990)

Issue resolved by pull request 50990
#50990

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[C++] parquet tools: linking error when ARROW_JSON=OFF with undefined reference to `arrow::json::JsonWriter::GetString() const' #50859

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KHARSHAVARDHAN-eng commented on Aug 13, 2026

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