Creating a library project in Visual Studio 2022

Question

Assume I have a two project in a solution: mylib and mylib-test

There is two files inside mylib: mylib.h and mylib.cpp.
And one main.cpp file inside mylib-test project. main.cpp include files from mylib, such as mylib.h.

I want to mylib-test is the only that will be run after build.
For that purpose, I don't want mylib project contains any entry point (e.g WinMain, wWinMain, main`).
But it fails on the build process, it says, missing link (that is, the main function is missing).

Of course, I don't want a main function is inside my library project, as it is a library...

I am using Empty Project as the template for mylib and Windows Desktop Project for mylib-test

Answer 1

Hi @thebluetropics ,

Usually, lib projects don't need main(), so we don't need to debug the lib, just let it pass the build. About how to create and use lib I recommend you read this document carefully, it will help you.

Best regards,

Elya

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Answer 2

In the project property page for mylib make sure that the configuration is set to build a static library. See general-property-page-project for configuration type.