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I'm developing linux(ubuntu) c++ project from Visual Studio 2017. I want to integrate googletest into my code. I have installed googletest and run test example according following tutorial. Everything works fine when I run it from bash terminal using cmake.

Now I need to run it using VS. For that I need to specify path to /usr/lib/libgtest.a from VS. I added /usr/lib into Linker->General->Additional Library Directories and added libgtest.a into Linker->Input->Additional Dependencies. But compiler still cannot link the library:

g++: error: libgtest.a: No such file or directory

LNK
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  • you need to change your makefile, AFAIK it can't be done using _Linker_ property tab. – vasek Aug 22 '17 at 11:16
  • It seems that I have not direct acces to makefile. Makefile generated internally in VS. – LNK Aug 22 '17 at 11:38
  • See answer in https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45570103/g-cant-link-curl-lib-files/45578921 . Note that VCLinux uses MSBuild by default, so no makefile is involved. – stanthomas Aug 23 '17 at 10:25
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    Alternatively, if you prefer Linker->Input->Additional Dependencies to Linker->Input->Library Dependencies, you must specify the full path, i.e. the line will read /usr/lib/libgtest.a – stanthomas Aug 23 '17 at 23:44

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Try omit "lib" and ".a" from the file name as these portions of the filename seem to be added by the linker itself. In your case you would reference "gtest".

Richard Schmid
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Try Configuration Properties -> Linker->Input->Library Dependencies with "gtest". Note: libgtest.a must in standard location so linker can search.

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