Visual Studio cannot find header file

Asked Mar 14 '20 at 12:59

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I am trying to use https://github.com/simple2d/simple2d with Visual Studio. I've installed it and all the headers files and built lib is present in %LOCALAPPDATA%\simple2d

I've then added the following path to my visual studio project settings (in the "Properties" -> "C/C++" -> "Additional include") %LOCALAPPDATA%\simple2d:

However when I type #include <simple2d.h> I still get an error saying that the file is not found:

What's wrong? Here's the content of %LOCALAPPDATA%\simple2d:

EDIT: here is the VS commandline version to compile a "simple2d" project. Any insight to fix the problem with VS GUI? cl triangle.c /I %LOCALAPPDATA%\simple2d /link /LIBPATH %LOCALAPPDATA%\simple2d\simple2d.lib /SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE

edited Mar 14 '20 at 14:22

asked Mar 14 '20 at 12:59

dI3920s

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Maybe you only applied this setting to Release. Instead of all configurations. – drescherjm Mar 14 '20 at 13:03
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I am not sure if Environment Variables can be used in this way also. I think you need to use `$(LOCALAPPDATA)` instead of `%LOCALAPPDATA%` [https://stackoverflow.com/a/54628769/487892](https://stackoverflow.com/a/54628769/487892) – drescherjm Mar 14 '20 at 13:07
@drescherjm I've set it on "All configurations". Still not working – dI3920s Mar 14 '20 at 13:08
@drescherjm I also tried with the direct path i.e "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\simple2d" – dI3920s Mar 14 '20 at 13:09
AppData is originally a hidden folder, it might be realted to that. – anastaciu Mar 14 '20 at 13:22
@anastaciu tried changing path, still not working – dI3920s Mar 14 '20 at 14:16
Does the project compile? I ask because this could be simply a problem with the cache that Intellisense uses. – drescherjm Mar 14 '20 at 14:24

Visual Studio cannot find header file

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