Can't link libraries using command line (error LNK2019)

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Can't link libraries using command line (error LNK2019)

844 Views Asked by natovan At 13 April 2025 at 20:02

I'm trying to manually compile project with GLFW and GLEW included using cl.exe compiler. I'm having troubles linking .lib files. Linker seems to ignore /LIBPATH. I added /VERBOSE:LIB to see what linker is searching for.

Command

cl src/main.cpp /I include /link /LIBPATH:C:\Users\user\Desktop\C++\VSCode1\lib /VERBOSE:LIB

Output

/out:main.exe
/LIBPATH:C:\Users\yuryi\Desktop\C++\VSCode1\lib
/VERBOSE:LIB
main.obj

Searching libraries
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\libcpmt.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\LIBCMT.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\OLDNAMES.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.19041.0\um\x86\uuid.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.19041.0\um\x86\kernel32.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\libvcruntime.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.19041.0\ucrt\x86\libucrt.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\libcpmt.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\LIBCMT.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\OLDNAMES.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.19041.0\um\x86\uuid.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.19041.0\um\x86\kernel32.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\libvcruntime.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.19041.0\ucrt\x86\libucrt.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\libcpmt.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\LIBCMT.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\OLDNAMES.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.19041.0\um\x86\uuid.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.19041.0\um\x86\kernel32.lib:

Finished searching libraries

Searching libraries
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\libcpmt.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\LIBCMT.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\OLDNAMES.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.19041.0\um\x86\uuid.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.19041.0\um\x86\kernel32.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\libvcruntime.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.19041.0\ucrt\x86\libucrt.lib:

Finished searching libraries

Searching libraries
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\libcpmt.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\LIBCMT.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\OLDNAMES.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.19041.0\um\x86\uuid.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.19041.0\um\x86\kernel32.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\libvcruntime.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.19041.0\ucrt\x86\libucrt.lib:
    Searching C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.27.29110\lib\x86\libcpmt.lib:

Finished searching libraries

... and a lot of error LNK2019 unresolved external symbol

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**natovan** · Answer 1

natovan On 15 October 2020 at 14:43

Fixed it by adding glfw3.lib and glew32.lib into command

cl main.cpp glfw3.lib glew32.lib /I include /link /LIBPATH:C:\Users\user\Desktop\C++\VSCode

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