[gecode-users] building 1.2.2 on WinXP with Visual C++ 2005 Express

[Guido Tack]

Hi!

> This is the first time I've tried to build gecode. My set-up: gecode
> version 1.2.2 on WinXP with cygwin and Visual C++ 2005 Express. When
> making it, I receive the following msg:
> [..]
> LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'libcp.lib'
> c:\Program Files\NextGeneration\make.exe: *** [GecodeInt.dll] Error 2
>
> What I find curious is that I couldn't spot a reference to a cp  
> library
> either in the output or in the Makefile...

This is one of the standard libraries that come with the Microsoft  
compiler, and the linker should always be able to find it. It seems  
that either your installation is broken or some paths are not  
correctly set up.
The Visual C++ express edition comes with a batch file that sets up  
the paths correctly (called something like vcvarsall.bat IIRC). When  
you use cygwin, you may have to invoke that file manually.

To check that all the paths are correct, try to compile a simple  
helloworld program from the command line.

Cheers,
	Guido

-- 
Guido Tack
Programming Systems Lab, Saarland University, Germany
http://www.ps.uni-sb.de/~tack