Friday, April 8, 2022

[SOLVED] CURL Static Link Unresolved External Symbols

Issue

I built CURL static lib from source using this command in the x64 Native Tools Command Prompt Visual Studio

nmake /f Makefile.vc mode=static MACHINE=AMD64

I added the lib folder to the linker library folder, added libcurl_a.lib to the linker input, and added the include folder to additional include directories. I also used the pre-processor define CURL_STATICLIB.

The library links successfully and the header is found. But I get 60 unresolved external symbols when I try to compile. https://hastebin.com/vukekakoti.tex

Dynamic linking is working with no problems.

How can I solve this?


Solution

I was missing definitions contained in these libraries:

libcurl_a.lib;ws2_32.lib;wldap32.lib;advapi32.lib;kernel32.lib;comdlg32.lib;crypt32.lib;normaliz.lib

Add those to your additional dependencies.



Answered By - James Meas
Answer Checked By - Terry (WPSolving Volunteer)