C++ – How to link a .lib file without putting them into the compilers library folder

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Is there a way in my code that I can link to the library files I need so that I do not have to setup each individual compiler I use?

I want to be able to use Visual C++.net 2005, G++, etc. I am trying to make a cross platform game engine, but some platforms use a custom compiler and I want to make my engine as versatile as possible.

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There is a tool called mpc that can create both makefiles and VC projects from the same mpc DSL. If you would use that tool you would specify the link dependencies (libraries) once in the pmc files and it would generate makefiles for g++ and project files for Visual Studio that contain the necessary information on how to link your libraries.

From the mpc homepage:

supports multiple versions of make (GNU, Microsoft, Borland, Automake), Visual C++ 6.0 and Visual Studio 2003, 2005 and 2008.

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For the C-runtime go to the project settings, choose C/C++ then 'Code Generation'. Change the 'runtime library' setting to 'multithreaded' instead of 'multithreaded dll'.

If you are using any other libraries you may need to tell the linker to ignore the dynamically linked CRT explicitly.

C++ – How to build an import library (.lib) AND a DLL in Visual C++

Does your DLL project have any actual exports? If there are no exports, the linker will not generate an import library .lib file.

In the non-Express version of VS, the import libray name is specfied in the project settings here:

Configuration Properties/Linker/Advanced/Import Library

I assume it's the same in Express (if it even provides the ability to configure the name).

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