Crypto++ build with msvc /MDd cryptlib.lib Can't find cryptopp.lib when linking

Question

I built the last available version of the library (5.6.5) wanting to use it in a Qt msvc project. The issue is, that the linker want's for some reason the cryptopp.lib that is produced when building the fips dll.

This is my config (only the relevant):

INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/thirdparty/Win/cryptopp/include
LIBS += -L$$PWD/thirdparty/Win/cryptopp/debug/ -lcryptlib

The compiler output:

LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'cryptopp.lib'

EDIT: The link command + the result: Which the result is the same as above.

link /NOLOGO /DYNAMICBASE /NXCOMPAT /NODEFAULTLIB:MSVCRT /DEBUG /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS "/MANIFESTDEPENDENCY:type='win32' name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*' processorArchitecture='*'" /MANIFEST:embed /OUT:debug\\QtTrafficBrowser.exe @C:\\Users\\Mij\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\QtTrafficBrowser.exe.1316.6203.jom LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'cryptopp.lib' jom: C:\\Users\\Mij\\qt_creator\\qtTrafficBrowser\\build-QtTrafficBrowser-Desktop_Qt_5_8_0_MSVC2015_32bit-Debug\\Makefile.Debug [debug\\QtTrafficBrowser.exe] Error 1104 jom: C:\\Users\\Mij\\qt_creator\\qtTrafficBrowser\\build-QtTrafficBrowser-Desktop_Qt_5_8_0_MSVC2015_32bit-Debug\\Makefile [debug] Error 2

I am not trying to use the DLL!! I know it's different and I knew it from the start so stop asking me not to use it. The problem is that when linking with cryptlib.lib the linker asks for cryptopp.lib also. Is it clear?

Answer 1

I was dumb. I added the dll.h into my project, that's why it was asking for the cryptopp.lib. Removed it, and boom, works.

People having a similar issue, look at this also. LNK1104 Cryptopp.lib with CRYPTOPP_DEFAULT_NO_DLL defined in dll project