Compile a project in VS2013 with static linking to OpenCV (C++)

Question

Whenever I try to compile my project in Visual Studio 2013, with the additional library directory set to $(OPENCV_DIR)\\staticlib, I get the following error, repeated 41 times across different OpenCV files:

error LNK2038: mismatch detected for '_MSC_VER': value '1700' doesn't match value '1800' in main.obj

How would I go about fixing this? I'm assuming it's to do with compiler versions, but I don't know how to get it fixed.

My OPENCV_DIR is set to C:\\opencv\\build\\x86\\vc11 .

Answer 1

The standard library implementation is not compatible across different versions of Visual Studio and it looks like you have a version of OpenCV compiled with VS2012 that you're trying to link with VS2013.

MSDN describes the situation in the "Breaking Changes" for Visual C++ in VS2012 although it's not specifically mentioned yet for VS2013. Quoting from that page:

To overcome this, you will need to rebuild OpenCV static libraries using VS2013 first, then try linking with your VS2013 application.