I want to link a library that I've built into and executable. The only way I've found to specify a library to link is throught the Edit Project dialog, which forces me to explicitly choose which library to link. The problem is, I want to link a debug library into a debug executable, and a release library into a release executable. There MUST be a way of specifying a library name and different library paths for debug and release. Can anyone offer some help?

In article <aslk45$2id$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Adrian Cole says...
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>I want to link a library that I've built into and executable. The only way I've found to specify a library to link is throught the Edit Project dialog, which forces me to explicitly choose which library to link. The problem is, I want to link a debug library into a debug executable, and a release library into a release executable. There MUST be a way of specifying a library name and different library paths for debug and release. Can anyone offer some help?

Try..

Project Settings\Code Generation\Embed Library Named (check box)
[path]\your.lib

Then make option sets for debug and another for release.

Richard

Using the IDDE:
- right click the project
- click 'settings'
- click tab 'directories'
- in the editcontrol 'Library Directories' you put a ; separated list with the directory path's (absolute or relative' to the lib locations.

- right click the project
- click 'edit project'
- in combobox 'List files of type' selects "Library (*.lib)"
- in the editcontrol 'filename' the only the name of the lib you want to link.

Now you are able to make distinction between release and debug libs by lib-directory path's.

Good luck
Arjan Knepper

Adrian Cole wrote:
> I want to link a library that I've built into and executable. The only way
> I've found to specify a library to link is throught the Edit Project dialog,
> which forces me to explicitly choose which library to link. The problem is,
> I want to link a debug library into a debug executable, and a release
> library into a release executable. There MUST be a way of specifying a
> library name and different library paths for debug and release. Can anyone
> offer some help?
> 
> 

Thanks! That did it.

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> Using the IDDE:
> - right click the project
> - click 'settings'
> - click tab 'directories'
> - in the editcontrol 'Library Directories' you put a ; separated
> list with the directory path's (absolute or relative' to the lib
> locations.
>
> - right click the project
> - click 'edit project'
> - in combobox 'List files of type' selects "Library (*.lib)"
> - in the editcontrol 'filename' the only the name of the lib you
> want to link.
>
> Now you are able to make distinction between release and debug libs by lib-directory path's.
>
> Good luck
> Arjan Knepper
>
> Adrian Cole wrote:
> > I want to link a library that I've built into and executable. The only
way
> > I've found to specify a library to link is throught the Edit Project
dialog,
> > which forces me to explicitly choose which library to link. The problem
is,
> > I want to link a debug library into a debug executable, and a release library into a release executable. There MUST be a way of specifying a library name and different library paths for debug and release. Can
anyone
> > offer some help?
> >
> >
>