Visual Studio 2010 64bit Library Build - c++

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I have a simple test code for OpenCV 2.4.11 in Visual Studio 2010 x64
#include <opencv\cv.h>
#include <opencv\highgui.h>
#include <opencv2\opencv.hpp>
#include <opencv2\core\types_c.h>
using namespace cv;
int main(){
IplImage* img=cvLoadImage("C:\\Users\\Russ\\Pictures\\3-7-15\\_DSC8489.jpg"); //change the name
cvNamedWindow("Example1",CV_WINDOW_NORMAL );
cvShowImage("Example1",img);
cvWaitKey(0);
cvReleaseImage(&img);
cvDestroyWindow( "Example1");
return 0;
}
When I Build this I get an error
C:\opencv\build\include\opencv2/core/types_c.h(55): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'assert.h': No such file or directory
All of the opencv includes are included in my properties path as are my libraries for OpenCV. When I open the types_c.h file I see the following
/*M///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// IMPORTANT: READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING, COPYING, INSTALLING OR USING.
//
// By downloading, copying, installing or using the software you agree to this license.
// If you do not agree to this license, do not download, install,
// copy or use the software.
//
//
// License Agreement
// For Open Source Computer Vision Library
//
//M*/
#ifndef __OPENCV_CORE_TYPES_H__
#define __OPENCV_CORE_TYPES_H_
#if !defined _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE && defined _MSC_VER
# if _MSC_VER > 1300
# define _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE /* to avoid multiple Visual Studio 2005 warnings */
# endif
#endif
#ifndef SKIP_INCLUDES
#include <assert.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <float.h>
#if !defined _MSC_VER && !defined __BORLANDC__
# include <stdint.h>
#endif
#...
Since assert.h is used for debugging, I decided to comment out the assert.h line. When I Build the code again I got this error.
C:\opencv\build\include\opencv2/core/types_c.h(56): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stdlib.h': No such file or directory
Clearly something is not set properly for Visual Studio 2010 as it can not find these libraries. Can someone tell how to fix this problem in Visual Studio 2010 x64. Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

For your case, you only need to include opencv2/opencv.hpp to make it work.
Also, since you're using C++, it's strongly recommended to use OpenCV's C++ API over deprecated C API. The code will be like:
#include <opencv2/opencv.hpp>
int main()
{
cv::Mat img = cv::imread("C:\\Users\\Russ\\Pictures\\3-7-15\\_DSC8489.jpg");
cv::namedWindow("Example1", CV_WINDOW_NORMAL);
cv::imshow("Example1", img);
cv::waitKey(0);
cv::destroyWindow("Example1");
return 0;
}
Updated:
If you still encounter with problems, you should follow this post to setup OpenCV correctly with VS.