Can't link GLFW C++; Added the .dll, .h, .lib, but still getting LNK2019

Question

I've added the .dll to Windows/System32, the .lib to VS/lib, and the .h to the VS/include.

All that would be left is linking it through the project. This is what I have:

#include <glfw.h>

int main(void)
{
    /* Initialize the library */
    if (!glfwInit())
        return -1;

    /* Create a windowed mode window and its OpenGL context */
    if (!glfwOpenWindow(640, 480, 8, 8, 8, 0, 24, 0, GLFW_WINDOW))
        return -1;

    /* Loop until the user closes the window */
    while (glfwGetWindowParam(GLFW_OPENED))
    {
        /* Render here */

        /* Swap front and back buffers and process events */
        glfwSwapBuffers();
    }

    return 0;
}

1>Main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _glfwSwapBuffers referenced in function _main
1>Main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _glfwGetWindowParam referenced in function _main
1>Main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _glfwOpenWindow referenced in function _main
1>Main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _glfwInit referenced in function _main
1>C:\Users\Danny\documents\visual studio 2010\Projects\OGL2\Debug\OGL2.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 4 unresolved externals

I've went to Project > Properties > Configuration Properties > Linker > Added the following to Additional Dependencies:

opengl32.lib;GLFW.lib;glu32.lib;kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)

And for good measure, I also set Ignore All Default Libraries to "No".

I know I should have linked: opengl32.lib, GLFW.lib, glu32.lib, kernel32.lib and user32.lib

Unfortunately, the LNK 2019 problems persist. Really am unsure why. All help is greatly appreciated.

Michael Burr · Answer 1 · 2013-03-18T04:35:50.287

The external names indicate that your project is building for a 64-bit target (32-bit DLL exports generally have the @nn suffix used by the stdcall calling convention). I'll bet your libraries are build for a 32-bit target.

Change the project settings to Win32 instead of x64.

I guessed incorrectly - the unresolved external symbols such as _glfwSwapBuffers indicate that you're building for a 32-bit target. When building for a 64-bit target, the external names do not get decorated with an underscore.

But the basic solution is the same - make sure that the target that is being built is the same as the target that the libraries you have are. So if you've downloaded the 64-bit GLFW libraries, make sure your VS project is building for a Win64 target.

I was able to compile and link your test program after extracting the 64-bit GLFW binary distribution into c:\temp:

C:\temp>cl /I c:\temp\glfw-2.7.7.bin.WIN64\include\GL test.cpp c:\temp\glfw-2.7.7.bin.WIN64\lib-msvc110\GLFWDLL.lib
Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 17.00.50727.1 for x64
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

test.cpp
Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 11.00.50727.1
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

/out:test.exe
test.obj
c:\temp\glfw-2.7.7.bin.WIN64\lib-msvc110\GLFWDLL.lib

C:\temp>

Or install the 32 bit version of GLEW. Also take note that the OpenGL library is always called opengl32.dll/lib regardless of the target architecture. — datenwolf, Mar 18 '13 at 01:11
I downloaded the 64 bit version of GLFW because I thought it'd be best to download the same bit-architecture as my computer. Should I get the 32 bit one? I attempted to change project settings to Win32 because That does seem the most logical, but alas, the problem remains. — Danny Simons, Mar 18 '13 at 02:29

sasenmy · Answer 2 · 2017-05-24T05:31:21.123

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I got exactly the same error message . I notice there is no .lib file in my glfw folder ,Because I download source package, You need download pre-compile binaries version, Then I got it to work;

edited May 24 '17 at 05:31

answered May 13 '17 at 11:46

sasenmy

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Thank you for this answer. It's blatantly obvious now that I didn't have precompiled binaries in my folder, but I just didn't think about it before. – Clonkex Nov 20 '17 at 22:14

Can't link GLFW C++; Added the .dll, .h, .lib, but still getting LNK2019

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