Can't get libcurl to link.(Dev-C++)

Question

This is a source of tremendous anxiety. I can't seem to get it to do anything. I am thinking about just trashing this whole project. Why isn't the linker working?

I have been sitting and look at so many different links, but I don't understand how to resolve it. I know that I have the library installed correctly, but, I can't seem to get it to link. I have the libcurl.dll in System32 file. Yet, I still do not know what to do. I am going mad trying to get it to work. I don't have any files in the Project Options>Directories>Library Directories, Project Options>Directories>Include Directories, or Project Options>Directories>Resource Directories. In the Project Options>Parameters>Linker:

"../Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW64/lib/libcurl.a"

So, I don't know what else to do. I have been sitting here for about week trying to figure it out on my own. I probably should have asked for help sooner x.x Maybe I am missing files for the libcurl, but I doubt it because I downloaded the whole file. I don't know if it could be my firewall, Norton, blocking it. How would I allow permissions if it is? I have no clue what the problem is. Can someone shed some light on this. I have literally looked at every solution anyone has to offer on here

My MakeFile:

# Project: Project1
# Makefile created by Dev-C++ 5.11

CPP      = g++.exe
CC       = gcc.exe
WINDRES  = windres.exe
OBJ      = Project.o
LINKOBJ  = Project.o
LIBS     = -L"C:/Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW64/lib" -L"C:/Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW64/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib" -static-libgcc "../Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW64/lib/libcurl.a"
INCS     = -I"C:/Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW64/include" -I"C:/Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW64/x86_64-w64-mingw32/include" -I"C:/Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW64/lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.9.2/include"
CXXINCS  = -I"C:/Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW64/include" -I"C:/Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW64/x86_64-w64-mingw32/include" -I"C:/Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW64/lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.9.2/include" -I"C:/Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW64/lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.9.2/include/c++"
BIN      = Project1.exe
CXXFLAGS = $(CXXINCS) 
CFLAGS   = $(INCS) 
RM       = rm.exe -f

.PHONY: all all-before all-after clean clean-custom

all: all-before $(BIN) all-after

clean: clean-custom
    ${RM} $(OBJ) $(BIN)

$(BIN): $(OBJ)
    $(CPP) $(LINKOBJ) -o $(BIN) $(LIBS)

Project.o: Project.cpp
    $(CPP) -c Project.cpp -o Project.o $(CXXFLAGS)

The Source Code:

#include <curl/curl.h>
#include <iostream>

int main( void )
{
    CURL *curl;
    CURLcode res;

    curl = curl_easy_init();
    if(curl) {
        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://google.com");
        res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
        curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
    }
    return 0;
}

The errors that keep popping up:

g++.exe Project.o -o Project1.exe -L"C:/Program Files (x86)/Dev-
Cpp/MinGW64/lib" -L"C:/Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW64/x86_64-w64-
mingw32/lib" -static-libgcc "../Program Files (x86)/Dev-
Cpp/MinGW64/lib/libcurl.a"
Project.o:Project.cpp:(.text+0x16): undefined reference to `__imp_curl_easy_init'
Project.o:Project.cpp:(.text+0x41): undefined reference to `__imp_curl_easy_setopt'
Project.o:Project.cpp:(.text+0x5c): undefined reference to `__imp_curl_easy_setopt'
Project.o:Project.cpp:(.text+0x6c): undefined reference to `__imp_curl_easy_perform'
Project.o:Project.cpp:(.text+0x83): undefined reference to `__imp_curl_easy_strerror'
Project.o:Project.cpp:(.text+0xb5): undefined reference to `__imp_curl_easy_cleanup'
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
C:\Projects\Makefile.win:25: recipe for target 'Project1.exe' failed
mingw32-make.exe: *** [Project1.exe] Error 1

Answer 1

That may work better as

-L"C:/Program Files (x86)/Dev-Cpp/MinGW64/lib" -lcurl

The -L argument adds a directory to the library search path, and the -l argument specifies which library to look for.