Linking to a Library requires MFC80U.LIB

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Linking to a Library requires MFC80U.LIB

I am trying to compile the SkpWriter example from the latest SketchUp C++ SDK. However, the linker gives me LNK1104 saying that "mfc80u.lib" could not be found since one of the static libraries (Utils.lib) in the SDK depends on some MFC 8 libraries. I am using VS2008 and only mfc90u.lib is available.

Is there a way to use mfc90u.lib in place of mfc80u.lib (anything short of renaming the file)? Are MFC 8 DLLs and LIBs available for download? (Why should someone using a DLL created with VS2005 also be expected to install VS2005?!!) What are my options here?

Probably you have 2 option:
1. Build your exe in VS2005 and use existing dll.
2. Rebuilt your dll in VS2008 and link with your exe.

MFC6 & MFC9 binary is not compatible, especially CString and CWnd, they are different in VC6 and VC9....

wengseng 2010-09-29 09:40:27

Something might be useful:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2339759/why-visual-c-6-complains-on-private-destructor

wengseng 2010-09-29 09:43:02

+1 A:

Right-click your project, Properties, Linker, Input. In the "Ignore Specific Library" setting put mfc80u.lib. In the "Additional Dependencies" setting add mfc90u.lib

No guarantee that this will work but you got a decent shot at it. Your best bet is to contact the SDK vendor and ask for an update.

Hans Passant 2010-09-29 12:04:06

The SDK vendor (a company called Google) is not very interested in supporting this particular SDK since it's given away for free.

Vulcan Eager 2010-09-29 17:41:07

Hmya, free software is only free if your time isn't worth anything. How did changing the settings work out?

Hans Passant 2010-09-29 17:43:10

Not too well. VS wouldn't copy mfc90u.dll to the output folder. I had to do that manually... followed by issues with msvcr90.dll.

Vulcan Eager 2010-10-01 06:51:03

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