I have a Visual Studio project that fails on compile with this error : "cannot open include file 'atlrx.h' : No such file" .
I was told that I should download ATL server from Codeplex and install the files.
I have downloaded ATL Server, but i don't know how to proceed.
thanks for the help.
OOps,
I just needed to copy the include file to a folder on my hard disk and set Visual Studio (Tools|Options|VC++ Directories) to point to the copied folder.
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I have been trying to install the ImageView plugin for Far Manager, but I couldn't find the dll file. Instead I found the original code, but I am having trouble compiling it into a DLL.
Here is the original: https://sourceforge.net/p/farplugs/code/HEAD/tree/ImageView/
I am trying to open the files as a Visual Studio project, opening plugin.cpp and pressing Build->"Build Current Document". It starts building, and runs into a million fatal errors like this one:
C:\Users\User\source\repos\ImageView\ImageView\libfreeimage\c1 : fatal error C1083: Cannot open source file: 'FreeImage\Source\LibPNG\pngwutil.c': No such file or directory
The files aren't there, but in ...\libfreeimage\ there are a bunch of vcxproj files like FreeImageLib.vcxproj
I am new to C++, and Visual Studio, so I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I am using Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2019 Version 16.8.4 on a Windows 10 machine.
I have established that my include files live in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.15.26726\include" because I can actually see them listed there. However, I get an error with the line #include <cstdio>.
I have tried right click on project name to bring up a context from which I chose 'Properties'. From the "Solution Project1 Property Pages", I selected "Debug Source Files" and then entered the full directory path to the include files.
I still get the error
You need to add the directory where the headers are found to the project properties under either C/C++ -> Additional include directories or VC++ -> Include directories.
And note that you need to make sure that the directory is added for all project configurations/platforms you wish to be able to build. The Debug source files item is only so that files can be found when running the debugger and have nothing to do with the project build stage.
I ran Visual Studio Installer and noted that one of the workloads, 'Desktop development with C++' had not been activated. After activating it and downloading the required or missing binaries, I am now able to create an empty project using an example of the quintessential 'Hello World' program such as #include int main(){printf("Hello, world");return 0;}
#include <cstdio> is part of the C++ Standard Library headers, if you are getting the error E1696: 'cannot open source file, you might have to retarget the solution/project. Do the following:
Right-click the Solution in the Solution Explorer pane;
Retarget solution;
Follow the steps/press OK.
It worked for me when I couldn't find Standard Library headers, hopefully, it works for you as well.
I recently tried to install boost libraries in C++ 14, and I added it's include paths like:
Solution Explorer > Project Name > Property Pages > VC++ Directories > "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\boost\boost"
I tried to compile after adding this:
#include <boost\variant.hpp>
In Error List window, I can see E1696 - cannot open source file "boost\variant.hpp" and I can't compile like before.
Then I tried with adding a backslash like "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\boost\boost\", still didn't work.
I also read this post and explicitly specified it's directory, but even didn't work.
Again, I read this post and did exactly same what is in given answer (as I already built project several times) , but still no success.
However, if I include a library like:
#include "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\boost\boost\variant.hpp"
Now compiler recognizes it, but now I can see more than 100 errors in Error List window, those errors are pointed to header files of boost libraries, not in my project file which has variant.hpp included.
All those errors are E1696 - cannot open source file "boost\<libraryname.hpp>" or E1696 - cannot open source file "boost\<subdirs>\<some other files included in libraryname.hpp>"
So, if I remove the line #include "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\boost\boost\variant.hpp" from my project's header file, all errors disappear suddenly and project compiles fine! no any single error now!
I want boost to work anyway, so I can use it in projects, but I can't manually edit all those header files and change <boost\... to original locations.
Please help me to get rid of this issue.
make sure you download and install the correct boost version. Installing it in the visual studio directories is possible, but not advised. I suggest you use one of the packages from here. Assuming you use visual studio 2017 and you are developing for 64bit, this could perhaps be the correct package for you.
make sure you do both: adding the include search path and the library search path to your visual studio.
The include search path should point to the boost-installation root directory (the one that contains the Jamroot file and a boost subdirectory). The library search path should point to the correct library subfolder within the boost installation. This is one of the subfolders that start with lib64-msvc-**.* (or lib32-msvc-* if you're developing for 32bit).
The default install path of the binary boost package above will install it into C:\local\boost_<boost version>. Make sure you use the paths from this installation directory and follow the instructions here.
Example:
Include search path: C:\local\boost_1_64_0
Library search path: C:\local\boost_1_64_0\lib64-msvc-14.1
I am trying to use the pthread library on windows. I downloaded a zip with a Pre-built.2 folder in it and followed the instruction.
What I have done so far:
all .h files from POSIX\Pre-built.2\includeinto MS VS2013\VC\include folder
all .dll files from \dll\x86dll\x86 into VC\bin
all .lib files from lib\x86 into VC\lib
In Property->Config->Linker->Input->Additional Dependencies, pthreadVC2.lib;pthreadVCE2.lib;pthreadVSE2.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies) // pthread.lib already in Inherited values
I included pthread.h inside my program and when trying to build solution, the following error appears:
Error 1 error LNK1104: cannot open file 'pthread.lib'
Can anyone help me out? Thanks.
EDIT:
The Include Directories and Library Directories are
A:\Program Files %28x86%29\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\include;$(IncludePath)
and
A:\Program Files %28x86%29\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\lib;$(LibraryPath)
respectively now. But I still get the same error message.
Add the folder containing the LIBs to Configuration Properties -> VC++ Directories -> Library Directories.
This could be a very silly question to any long time C++, visual studio or live555 users but I am having problems building the live555 source code with visual studio 2005. I have found a good walk through guide for creating the projects manually because .mak files are no longer supported by newer versions of visual studio but am still having problems. It seems that visual studio cannot open the .hh files that come in the include folders and I have added to the header folders of each seperate project.
Is there something special you have to do to the compilier or a plugin for the IDE to allow VS2005 to open .hh header files?
This is the error I am getting:
fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file
'BasicUsageEnvironment.hh': No such file or directory.
It seems to me that Visual studios cannot find the file, rather than it not being able to open that file type. If you right click on your project and go to
Properties->C/C++->General->Additional Include Directories
Now browse to the location of the .hh file and add it to the path. Visual studios should now be able to find the file in question. You may also have to add library paths to your solution. Please let me know if there are additional errors.