Linker error 1104: can't open file wxbase31ud.lib
So recently I've decided to try GUI programming with C++, and I have downloaded wxWidgets. I have added the headers to the include path and added the library directory as an additional library dependency, but there's a strange error while linking. I'm using Visual Studio 2019, and it says it can't open the file wxbase31ud.lib. I tried looking the error up but nothing helped. Any suggestions on how to fix this?
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Can you show the exact download link/version you used? Are you building wxWidgets yourself or are you using some pre-built distribution?
Are you sure there's not a typo somewhere? Did you mean 'ud' instead of 'ub'?
The U stands for Unicode, I think.
The D stands for Debug.
Are you sure there's not a typo somewhere? Did you mean 'ud' instead of 'ub'?
The U stands for Unicode, I think.
The D stands for Debug.
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I meant ud, not ub, thanks for pointing that out. I've edited my original post. I used the prebuilt binaries from https://www.wxwidgets.org/downloads/ and I downloaded the headers and development files.
Based on the error message, I assume you downloaded the 3.1.4 development version, with the VS 2015/2017/2019 binaries. You didn't say whether you downloaded the 32-bit or the 64-bit binaries, but regardless, I imagine the .lib file are in the same places.
If you downloaded wxMSW-3.1.4_vc14x_Dev.7z, the .lib file you're looking for is in
{path to folder}\wxMSW-3.1.4_vc14x_Dev\lib\vc14x_dll\
In your debug linker settings, you have to add that folder to the linker's Additional Library Directories.
If you downloaded wxMSW-3.1.4_vc14x_Dev.7z, the .lib file you're looking for is in
{path to folder}\wxMSW-3.1.4_vc14x_Dev\lib\vc14x_dll\
In your debug linker settings, you have to add that folder to the linker's Additional Library Directories.
I downloaded the 32 bit development files, and I put them in C:\wxwidgets. I have also added the library directory to the linker's Additional Library Directories but it still throws an error.
Okay, darn. Can you confirm that the directory you have in the linker's additional library directories actually contains that file? I might have time later to be able to configure it myself using the same steps. I'll let you know if I run into any pitfalls or possible reasons.
I just looked at the directories again and I realized that I was really stupid and put C:\wxwidgets\lib\ instead of C:\wxwidgets\lib\vc14x_dll. Now I have 9 unresolved symbols to deal with.
Edit: Everything works now, thanks @Ganado
Edit: Everything works now, thanks @Ganado
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