Error when linking OpenNURBS with C++: can't open "freetype263.lib"

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Hi,

I have the following error when building a C++ project that has OpenNURBS linking:

LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'C:/Users/PabloGarcia-Amorena/Documents/opennurbs/bin/x64/Release/freetype263.lib'

All projects in OpenNURBS repository are successfully compiled (Windows SDK 10.0.18362.0 and Visual Studio 2017 (v141)).

To link OpenNURBS, I do the following in the C++ project:

  • In Configuration Properties -> VC++ Directories -> Include Directories add C:/Users/PabloGarcia-Amorena/Documents/opennurbs
  • In Configuration Properties -> Linker -> General -> Additional Library Directories add C:\Users\PabloGarcia-Amorena\Documents\opennurbs\bin\x64\Release
  • In Configuration Properties -> Linker -> Input -> Additional Dependencies add opennurbs_public.lib (here I’ve tried also with opennurbs_public_static.lib and zlib.lib).
  • In stdafx.h add
#define OPENNURBS_PUBLIC_INSTALL_DIR "C:/Users/PabloGarcia-Amorena/Documents/opennurbs"
// uncomment the next line if you want to use opennurbs as a DLL
//#define OPENNURBS_IMPORTS
#include "C:/Users/PabloGarcia-Amorena/Documents/opennurbs/opennurbs_public.h"

The C++ project is also compiled against Windows SDK 10.0.18362.0 and Visual Studio 2017 (v141).

Do you know what could go wrong, or where the file freetype263.lib is?

Thank you,
Pablo

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Hi @pagarcia,

Where did you get openNURBS? What version are you building against? Are you trying to static link or dynamic link?

Thanks,

– Dale

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Hi @dale,

It’s the version I found here GitHub - mcneel/opennurbs: OpenNURBS libraries allow anyone to read and write the 3DM file format without the need for Rhino. for Release x64. I’m trying static link.

For static linking the project should link opennurbs_public_staticlib.lib and zlib.lib instead of opennurbs_public.lib, right?

Pablo

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Hi @dale,

I found this: if I remove step

then the C++ project compiles and links OpenNURBS statically properly! Is this step important for some reason?
Seems like opennurbs_public.h gives an issue when linking statically.

For this case I linked opennurbs_public_staticlib.lib and zlib.lib.

Pablo

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Hi @pagarcia,

If you examine the example projects, included with the toolkit, you will see that they all have imported the opennurbs_msbuild.Cpp.props property sheet, and they all include opennurbs_public_examples.h which including linking pragmas.

Does this help?

– Dale

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Thanks @dale, it did help.

Pablo