What is the difference between the LIB and LIBPATH environment variables for MS Visual C/C++?

Question

I\'ve been working on some build scripts, and this is bugging me. I want to be sure that we\'re independent of environment settings, but in order to be sure of that I feel a

Answer 1

LIB is for the linker, helps it find import and static libraries.

LIBPATH is for the compiler, helps it find metadata files. Like type libraries, .NET assemblies, WinRT .winmd files.