cannot find -lwxmsw

[Sh4wn]

I have a problem using wxWidgets, and linking the library...

I'm using C::B 1.0 rc2, Windows XP pro, MinGW compiler.

I've installed wxWidgets on D:\C++\wx

I've added all .a files to my Link Libraries. Also WX_DIR is set.

This is my full compile log:

Project   : Lucky Bot
Compiler  : GNU GCC Compiler (called directly)
Directory : D:\C++\Projects\LuckyBot\
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Switching to target: default
mingw32-g++.exe   -LD:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib -LD:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib  -L"D:\Program Files\CodeBlocks\lib" -L"C:\Documents and Settings\Lucas\My Documents\Mijn Downloads\lib" -o D:\C++\Projects\LuckyBot\LuckyBot.exe .objs\main.o .objs\frame.o        -lwxmsw -lwinspool -lwinmm -lshell32 -lcomctl32 -lctl3d32 -lodbc32 -ladvapi32 -lwsock32 -lopengl32 -lglu32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -luuid D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxzlib.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxexpat.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxjpeg.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_animate.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_deprecated.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_fl.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_foldbar.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_gizmos.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_gizmos_xrc.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_mmedia.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_netutils.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_ogl.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_plot.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_stc.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_svg.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxpng.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxregex.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxtiff.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxexpat.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxjpeg.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_animate.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_deprecated.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_fl.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_foldbar.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_gizmos.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_gizmos_xrc.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_mmedia.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_netutils.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_ogl.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_plot.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_stc.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxmsw26_svg.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxpng.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxregex.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxtiff.a D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\libwxzlib.a  -mwindows
D:\Program Files\CodeBlocks\bin\..\lib\gcc\mingw32\3.4.4\..\..\..\..\mingw32\bin\ld.exe: cannot find -lwxmsw
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
Process terminated with status 1 (0 minutes, 0 seconds)

Does anybody know how I can fix this?

[MortenMacFly]

Does anybody know how I can fix this?

You have made a very "simply" mistake (once you know you'll never do it again... ;-)):
You shouold not link all the libs that are available to your application. The only thing your project "complains" about: "cannot find -lwxmsw". This you can resolve easily by adding the path to your wxWidgets libs to the linker path's of your project. Then remove all "direct linkings" of libraries -> all that begin with "D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib\lib[...]". The usual way is to add them as e.g. "wxmsw26" and add the path "D:\C++\wx\lib\gcc_lib" to your linker directories. Please notice the "26" which was the only thing missing in yur configuration.
With regards, Morten.

[Sh4wn]

Ok thanks! I got it working now.

But one question, does it now work on all platforms, without making any changes to the linkers?

[sethjackson]

Ok thanks! I got it working now.

But one question, does it now work on all platforms, without making any changes to the linkers?

No it won't work on all platforms without changing anything....

[Sh4wn]

How can I make it work with e.g. Linux then?