Re: [ft] Link Error: could not open FreeType.lib

[Werner LEMBERG]

> I downloaded a chess game which includes the source files to be
> compiled on Microsoft Visual C++. Maybe you have heard of it, it is
> called Brutal Chess.  The game uses the FreeType Library, so I
> downloaded the FreeType-2.3.5 and added the include folder in the
> Microsoft Visual C++ Tools Settings. I then tried compiling the
> game, but I got a link error stating that it could not open
> FreeType.lib file. I tried searching for the file on my hard drive
> and it does not exists. What did I do wrong?

I've no idea how Visual C++ works, but normally you have to compile
FreeType first to get the library (FreeType.lib), then building your
application.


    Werner