In CLion/CMake on Windows, how does APP.exe find lib/A.dll in order to run?

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I have a CLion/CMake project that needs an external DLL, A.dll, which I have placed in the project lib/ directory. After building the executable, when I run the APP.exe, it cannot find/use the lib/A.dll. How do I fix this?

Did you move the executable file after build succeed? – Shihe Zhang May 23 '17 at 01:52 — Shihe Zhang, May 23 '17 at 01:52

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 01:28

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I think you didn't add .dll file to cmake file this is Quick CMake Tutorial or CLion and CMake: only building a library without an executable?

edited May 23 '17 at 01:28

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answered May 09 '16 at 15:00

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I am aware of the tutorial and did add the .dll but apparently I didn't not use the right command. I used a command that apparently is good at the compilation linking step, but not at the runtime step, e.g., when you press Run in CLion. – gknauth May 09 '16 at 15:02
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I'm not trytng to build a library without an executable. I'm trying to run an executable that uses an external .dll I want this project to find when I press Run in CLion. – gknauth May 09 '16 at 15:04

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 09 '16 at 18:22

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I usually just add D:/path/to/lib/A.dll to the Path, either globally by editing the user or system environment variables, or by creating a small batch file which sets up the Path along with CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH et al then possibly spawns something like cmake-gui.exe or devenv.exe.

answered May 09 '16 at 18:22

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Thanks, I'll look at that. – gknauth May 09 '16 at 18:23

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 23 '17 at 01:48

If you are asking import exist lib in cmake,this link can be help. you may need this code in your CMakeList.txt

# Create an IMPORTED library 
add_library(A IMPORTED)
# Set IMPORTED_LOCATION *property* for this target
set_target_properties(SimpleAmqpClient PROPERTIES
    IMPORTED_LOCATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/A.dll)
# Then use library *target* for linking with
target_link_libraries(APP PUBLIC A)

In CLion/CMake on Windows, how does APP.exe find lib/A.dll in order to run?

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