Visual Studio merging DLL into console application

Question

I have very simple program to simplify things as shown below...

#include <openssl/evp.h>
int main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
        EVP_CIPHER_CTX ctx;
        EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init(&ctx);
}

It references 1 function in a DLL(libeay32.dll from openSSL). I build it with settings "Linker->Input->Additional Dependencies->" pointing to where the libeay32.lib is stored. However when you run it will complain with "This application has failed to start because LIBEAY32.DLL was not found". I want to build it so I can have this DLL built into the executable so it doesn't need to look for it on client machines.

If you can assist can you please explain it in small baby steps so I can understand as I'm a beginner to Visual Studio.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 03 '09 at 16:32

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What you're asking is to link statically to your executable.

Here's a guide on how to get OpenSSL to compile to a static library on various platforms.

answered Dec 03 '09 at 16:32

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

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Unfortunately you cant include a dll in a .Net executable at this time using Visual Studio.
Some people have managed to solved this by using Mono instead.

Here are some links discussing it:

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answered Dec 01 '09 at 11:01

Nifle

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-1. No .NET related and not linker related. Just missing DLL when running app. – jrbjazz Dec 03 '09 at 10:18
But he asked if he could **include it into the exe**. And that's the question I answered. – Nifle Dec 03 '09 at 16:19

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 01 '09 at 11:01

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This isn't exactly what you're asking for, but you could just put the DLL file in the same folder as your compiled binary.

answered Dec 01 '09 at 11:01

Cory Petosky

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score -1 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:32

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The problem is not related to the linker or Visual Studio. The problem is running the application. You must place the library libeay32.dll in a directory that is included in the PATH or in the same directory where the executable.

EDIT: Check Packing an exe + dll into one executable (not .NET)

HTH.

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answered Dec 03 '09 at 10:22

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Quote from question above. "I want to build it so I can have this **DLL built into the executable** so it doesnt need to look for it on client machines. – Nifle Dec 03 '09 at 16:17

Visual Studio merging DLL into console application

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