How can I get rid of the __imp__ prefix in the linker in VC++?

Question

I\'m using libcurl and am getting the following sort of linker errors in VC++ 10.

1>main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__curl_easy_         


        

Answer 1

If using wizard generated projects - check "Runtime settings" value in project properties -> C/C++ -> Code Generation section.

By default it usually has "Multithreaded DLL" value. You need Multithreaded /MT and Multithreaded Debug /MTd values.