Fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'sfml-system-s-d.lib'

Question

I'am getting an error shown below, I'am using visual studio 2017 community and I'am trying to run a project I downloaded from github.

1>------ Build started: Project: CurveFever, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------

1>LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'sfml-system-s-d.lib'

1>Done building project "CurveFever.vcxproj" -- FAILED.

========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

So far I have already uninstalled Visual Studio 2017 and re installing it again, I have already tried searching for questions similar to mine and what I found did not work. I have already checked whether sfml-system-s-d.lib is in the directory of my SFML folder and its in there.

Did you add sfml-system-s-d.lib to the libraries in the VS project settings? — macroland
Is that the "#Additional Include Directories" if I'am correct I have already put it there. — amtw123
First of all the directory where the lib file is in must be in VC++ Directories. Secondly, yours is a linker problem, therefore, got to Linker->Input->Additional Dependencies and put the library name there. Note: This is for VS 2015, I assume same logic follows for 2017. — macroland

SaschaS SaschaS · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-27T05:36:55

Your linker seem not to be able to find 'sfml-system-s-d.lib' You have to add the path to the library to the linker options:

Right-klick on your project->Properties->Linker->Additional Library Directories

Write the path to the folder containing your library, e.g. c:\lib\

Fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'sfml-system-s-d.lib'

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