How should I install lib.exe in Visual Studio?

Question

I've installed Visual studio 2019 but I can't execute command 'lib' in Visual Studio Command Prompt (It says 'lib' is not recognizable). so I think lib.exe is not installed.

I looked up official document for lib.exe but they say nothing about how to install lib.exe.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/reference/overview-of-lib?view=msvc-160

What should I do to install lib.exe?

Answer 1

You probably need to install the Desktop Development with C++ workload -

Answer 2

Hello @VIP ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

You can check if the lib.exe is located under this path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.XX.XXXXXXX\bin\Hostx64\x64\lib.exe.

Best Regards,
Tianyu

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