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- From: pwagner@panix.com (Peter Wagner)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Visual C++ - basic question regarding libraries
- Date: 18 Mar 1996 16:40:54 GMT
- Organization: Iguana Software, Inc.
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- Isn't lovely that Microsoft doesn't give you manuals when you buy Visual C++?
- Grrrrr!
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- I'm using VC++ 1.51 on Windows for Workgroups.
-
- I have a very simple question. How does the CL compiler know which
- directories to search for libraries? Is there an environment variable? I
- couldn't find a command line switch. When I compile at the command line, the
- compiler asks where to find
-
- oldnames.lib
- slibce.lib
-
- I can specify where these are, but I'd like to avoid having to specify the
- full pathname or typing it in when the compiler asks.
-
- While I'm here, I'll ask another question. I have a very simple program that
- includes stdio.h. For some reason, the compiler balks at almost
- everything in that file. A long list of errors is generated. I don't know
- why it's balking here in this standard header (any ideas), but my real problem
- is this: Once this error occurs, I'm hosed. VC++ still thinks it's building,
- and won't respond to the "Stop Build Process" menu item. At this point, I
- can't do anything in VC++ w/o rebooting. It won't let me quit, since it
- thinks it's still building. Arrgghh! It's frustrating. I know that real
- answer is to upgrade to NT (or 95) and use 4.0, but I'm stuck with this for
- now. Has anyone else seen this sort of problem? Workarounds?
-
- Thanks in advance!
-
- >p
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- Peter Wagner
- Iguana Software, Inc.
- pwagner@panix.com
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