Hi everyone,

I am trying to link a static libcurl.lib file in Visual Studio 6 but It was not working.

I checked a little bit online and it said I have to add '-DCURL_STATICLIB' to the 'CFLAGS' when compiling in Windows. I know that should be contained in a Makefile if it is Linux. However I have no idea how a Visual C++ is dealing with that CFLAGS there. Is there any place I could modify before 'Build' the executable ?


I only use 'Build' function in VC so far for any compilation.



Any idea is well appreciated,

Thanks,

-Kun

Hi -

1. If you're using the Visual Studio IDE, then:
a) Select your project
b) <Right-cick>, Settings,
[C++] tab,
"Preprocessor" category (drop-down list),
c) add "CURL_STATICLIB" to the list

2. If you've got a Makefile, then just add "/DCUR_STATICLIB" to the compile line.

'Hope that helps .. PSM

PS:
"CFLAGS" is just a generic term for "C/C++ compiler flags"

Thanks, Paulsm. The compiler could find the *.lib file now.

Yet there are tons of errors there:
-------------------------------------------------------

Compiling...
main.cpp
Linking...
LIBCMT.lib(tolower.obj) : error LNK2005: __tolower already defined in LIBCD.lib(tolower.obj)
LIBCMT.lib(tolower.obj) : error LNK2005: _tolower already defined in LIBCD.lib(tolower.obj)
LIBCMT.lib(getenv.obj) : error LNK2005: _getenv already defined in LIBCD.lib(getenv.obj)
LINK : warning LNK4098: defaultlib "LIBCMT" conflicts with use of other libs; use /NODEFAULTLIB:library
libcurl.lib(easy.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__WSACleanup@0
libcurl.lib(easy.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__WSAStartup@8
libcurl.lib(md5.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol ___security_cookie
libcurl.lib(netrc.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol ___security_cookie
libcurl.lib(http_digest.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol ___security_cookie
libcurl.lib(parsedate.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol ___security_cooki

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Did you meet this before ? I am using Visual C++ 6.0, my program is nothing more than using some curl_easy routines there.


Also I downloaded that static lib online, only with two files: curl/curl.h file and libcurl.lib.


Anyway it is linked, Thanks a lot!

-Kun

Hi -

WSAStartup and friends are in Winsock (the Windows networking library). Add ws2_32.lib to your link command.

Other than that, I'm not sure.