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Fabian Schneider
Fabian Schneider

Reputation: 809

Can't build C++ project with XLNT library

I am trying to build a sample project using the XLNT-Library under Windows 8 using MinGW g++. The code is the sample code found in the github Documentation:

#include <xlnt/xlnt.hpp>

int main()
{
    xlnt::workbook wb;
    xlnt::worksheet ws = wb.active_sheet();
    ws.cell("A1").value(5);
    ws.cell("B2").value("string data");
    ws.cell("C3").formula("=RAND()");
    ws.merge_cells("C3:C4");
    ws.freeze_panes("B2");
    wb.save("example.xlsx");
    return 0;
}

I downloaded the library as a zip file, extracted it and copied the folder [xlnt-master-root]\include\xlnt into the folder where my main.cpp resides and then tried to compile it with this command:

g++ -std=c++14 -lxlnt -Ixlnt/include .\excelTest.cpp -o excelTest.exe

But this results in the following error:

c:/users/s/documents/myprogramms/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/6.3.0/../../../../mingw32/bin/ld.exe:
 cannot find -lxlnt

I also tried copying the [xlnt-master] folder to the main.cpp location and tried to compile it again with the same result.

I can program in C++ but I have not worked with libraries before. Can you please give me a hint how to use and compile the project with the library correctly?

FYI: I also tried building the library with with cmake as found here. Although cmake was a success, make -j8 won't do anything because no Makefile is created in the build directory. Maybe I went wrong here?

Thanks for your help...

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1308

Answers (1)

Li Kui
Li Kui

Reputation: 680

using the lasted visual studio 2017,you can build the xlnt library automatic.

you can download the library below:

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AvyYANq3dYDem1g9MtINWWw7CyTH

Upvotes: 1

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