Re: On Windows 7, How do you reference a "static library" (a dot
lib) in NetBeans
On 6/27/2012 1:59 PM, clusardi2k@aol.com wrote:
I'm using Windows 7, NetBeans 7.1.2 and the C:\MinGW\bin\g++.exe compiler/linker.
I have been trying to reference a static library (file.lib) using linker options such as "-l" and "-L". All attempts have been unsuccessful (one possible reason is) because the "-l" option only takes the name of the library (without a leading "lib" in the filename and no suffix) and probably not a path to the library file. The "L" option takes a path to the folder containing the library, but it does not work for me.
http://mingw.org/wiki/LibraryPathHOWTO
My question is how do you reference a static library within NetBeans?
You can modify the project's linking options by right clicking on the project and selecting properties. From there, you can specify a library folder, a specific library file, or you can enter a specific linker option such as "-lfile".
I have tried various ways to get my project to use the dot lib without success. When I build the project, I get a lot of undefined references.
g++ -L\foo -lbar z.cpp
will look for \foo\libbar.a
g++ z.cpp \foo\bar.lib
should look for \foo\bar.lib
Arne
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