Statically linking Casablanca/CPPREST SDK

Question

I am trying to create a Windows-based VC++ DLL (in VS 2015) that statically links to the Casablanca CPPREST SDK. That is, I would like a single DLL output which contains th

Answer 1

One more addition to the Simple Guy's answer: If you use http_listener class in your project it is likely you will need Httpapi.lib to fix linker errors.

And also I want to propose an easier way to compile a static cpprestdk library. I've successfully used it to build my project in VS2017.

1. install vcpkg from https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg

2. Compile cpprestsdk using following commands:

   Step 1. vcpkg install cpprestsdk:x86-windows-static

   Step 2. vcpkg install cpprestsdk:x64-windows-static

3. Follow the second part of Simple Guy's answer starting from your project settings. Additionally, use my advice from above and BobC to fix linker errors.

Enjoy!