Static library of libcurl on windows [duplicate]

Answer 1

Here is the steps how to do that. but you may get some additional errors. those are need to figure out by yourself. This is Just a guidance.

1. You should have two project in Visual Studio Solution

   • libcurl project (source code downloaded from curl web. this may help you for this)
   • your project

2. Build libcurl as a static lib.(right click libcurl project in solution explorer -> properties -> configuration properties -> General-> change configuration Type to Static Library (.lib))

3. Then right click your project go to propertied ->configuration properties ->Linker -> general

4. In "additional Library directories" add the path to above curl.lib.

5. then go to propertied ->configuration properties ->Linker -> input
6. add libcurl.lib name to additional dependencies.
7. then go to properties -> configuration properties -> General
8. If your project uses MFC or ATL change use of MFC and use of ATL to use MFC in static library and use ATL in static library accordingly.
9. then build the solution.
10. Enjoy libcurl :)

Answer 2

You need to use -static in linker options

Answer 3

If using codeblocks, right click your project and press properties then on the defines tab, add:

CURL_STATICLIB

if using command line then:

-static -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -DCURL_STATICLIB -lcurl -lws2_32 -lwinmm