LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'cryptlibd.lib

[Nero]

System : WIndows 10 Home x64

Crypto++ : Crypto++ 6

I built the library using by running the cryptest.sln which was successful by using MS VS community 2017 15.5.6.

All what I want to do is to run the [CCM example file ](https://www.cryptopp.com/w/images/9/98/CCM-AE-Test.zip) which was provided [here ](https://www.cryptopp.com/wiki/CCM_Mode).

So I opened the project and added the path to V++ directories (image 11111)

I also added the path (image 22222)

when building the project I get the following  error :

LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'cryptlibd.lib'

I checked everywhere for cryptlibd.lib ( within the project, and the cryptopp600 directory ) , I only found cryptlib.lib (not cryptlibd.lib) in C:\Users\blue_\Downloads\cryptopp600\Win32\Output\Debug .

can you kindly tell me how to resolve this ? and why its asking for cryptlibd instead on cryptlib ? 

[Jeffrey Walton]

On Monday, February 5, 2018 at 10:13:48 AM UTC-5, Nero wrote:

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All what I want to do is to run the [CCM example file ](https://www.cryptopp.com/w/images/9/98/CCM-AE-Test.zip) which was provided [here ](https://www.cryptopp.com/wiki/CCM_Mode).

Oh wow, that sample is old. It is from 2008 or so.
 

So I opened the project and added the path to V++ directories (image 11111)

I also added the path (image 22222)

when building the project I get the following  error :

LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'cryptlibd.lib'

Yeah, fix this. The cryptlibd.lib (note the addition of the 'd') is from https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/16388/Compiling-and-Integrating-Crypto-into-the-Microsof . It was using debug/release naming, but it is in the context of the Code Project article.

 

can you kindly tell me how to resolve this ? and why its asking for cryptlibd instead on cryptlib ? 

Change the name from cryptlibd.lib to cryptlib.lib.

Add header and linker paths as you would normally do under the IDE. Also see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee855621.aspx and https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/024awkd1.aspx.

Also, don't use the DLL. It is a FIPS DLL. Also see https://www.cryptopp.com/wiki/FIPS_DLL .

Jeff