Raylib compile error "undefined reference to `__imp__wassert'"

Question

So I downloaded raylib-4.2.0_win64_mingw-w64.zip and used some C VS Code template and changed somethings on the tasks.json

tasks.json:

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "DEBUG-build",
            "command": "g++",
            "args": [
                "-g",
                "-std=c++17",
                "-m64",
                "-O0",
                "-Wall",
                "${workspaceFolder}/src/*.cpp",
                "-o",
                "${workspaceFolder}/build/game.exe",
                "-I./src",
                "-I./src/include",
                "-IC:/raylib-mingw64/include",                
                "-static-libgcc",
                "-LC:/raylib-mingw64/lib",
                "-lraylib",
                "-lopengl32",
                "-lgdi32",
                "-lwinmm",
                "-static-libgcc"
            ],
            "options": {
                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
            },
            "type": "shell",
            "group": "build",
            "problemMatcher": [],
            "dependsOrder": "sequence",
            "dependsOn": [
                "debug-dir-check",
                "DEBUG-quick-clean"
            ]
        },
        {
            "label": "RELEASE-build",
            "command": "g++",
            "args": [
                "-std=c++17",
                "-m64",
                "-Ofast",
                "${workspaceFolder}/src/*.cpp",
                "${workspaceFolder}/src/my.o",
                "-o",
                "${workspaceFolder}/build/game.exe",
                "-I./src",
                "-I./src/include",
                "-IC:/raylib-mingw64/include",    
                "-LC:/raylib-mingw64/lib",
                "-lraylib",
                "-lopengl32",
                "-lgdi32",
                "-lwinmm",
                "-static-libgcc"
            ],
            "options": {
                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
            },
            "type": "shell",
            "group": "build",
            "problemMatcher": [],
            "dependsOrder": "sequence",
            "dependsOn": [
                "release-dir-check",
                "RELEASE-quick-clean",              
                "MY-RC-build"        
            ]
        },
        {
            "label": "DEBUG-quick-clean",
            "command": "del ${workspaceFolder}/build/*.exe ; del ${workspaceFolder}/src/*.o",
            "type": "shell",
            "group": "build"
        },
        {
            "label": "DEBUG-clean-dist-copy",
            "command": "robocopy ${workspaceFolder}/dist ${workspaceFolder}/build *.* /MIR /XF .gitignore ; exit 0",
            "type": "shell",
            "group": "build"
        },
        {
            "label": "RELEASE-quick-clean",
            "command": "del ${workspaceFolder}/build/*.exe ; del ${workspaceFolder}/src/*.o",
            "type": "shell",
            "group": "build"
        },
        {
            "label": "RELEASE-clean-dist-copy",
            "command": "robocopy ${workspaceFolder}/dist ${workspaceFolder}/build *.* /MIR /XF .gitignore ; exit 0",
            "type": "shell",
            "group": "build"
        },
        {
            "label": "MY-RC-build",
            "command": "windres ${workspaceFolder}/src/my.rc ${workspaceFolder}/src/my.o",
            "type": "shell",
            "group": "build"
        },
        {
            "label": "debug-dir-check",
            "command": "cmd",
            "args": ["/C", "if not exist ${workspaceFolder}\\build mkdir ${workspaceFolder}\\build"],
            "group": "build"
        },
        {
            "label": "release-dir-check",
            "command": "cmd",
            "args": ["/C", "if not exist ${workspaceFolder}\\build mkdir ${workspaceFolder}\\build"],
            "group": "build"
        },
    ]
}

I tried removing "-static-libgcc" and changing the "-std=" version and other stuff.

I basically expeted it to run and create a window not error this:

C:/raylib-mingw64/lib/libraylib.a(rglfw.o):rglfw.c:(.text+0x2b1e): undefined reference to `__imp__wassert'
C:/raylib-mingw64/lib/libraylib.a(rglfw.o):rglfw.c:(.text+0x2ca7): undefined reference to `__imp__wassert'
C:/raylib-mingw64/lib/libraylib.a(rglfw.o):rglfw.c:(.text+0x2ceb): undefined reference to `__imp__wassert'
C:/raylib-mingw64/lib/libraylib.a(rglfw.o):rglfw.c:(.text+0x2d73): undefined reference to `__imp__wassert'
C:/raylib-mingw64/lib/libraylib.a(rglfw.o):rglfw.c:(.text+0x2dad): undefined reference to `__imp__wassert'
C:/raylib-mingw64/lib/libraylib.a(rglfw.o):rglfw.c:(.text+0x364f): more undefined references to `__imp__wassert' follow
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status

+Node: It doesn't happen when I don't use raylib functions.

Answer 1

I had similar errors yesterday and finally figured out I had to rebuild libraylib.a to match my configuration/platform. (I may have tweaked the file by accident before, through some Makefile or script, and probably ended up with an incompatible version.)

Very simple procedure: go to the Raylib src folder (mine is located at C:\raylib\raylib\src), open a cmd terminal (PROTIP: in the path/UID upper bar, write cmd and then press Enter), and run the following command in the terminal.

make PLATFORM=PLATFORM_DESKTOP -B

Note 1: I shamelessly took the command line from the creator raysan5 here, in a slightly different context (he was referring to building the examples).

Note 2: Apparently, if you only run make, the compiler will not replace the current version and merely display this without doing anything.

"raylib static library generated (libraylib.a) in ../src!"

On the other hand, running make -B seems to be enough, but I guess specifying the platform/system instead of having it automatically detected cannot harm you. Out of curiosity, I took a look at the GCC manual about the -B option; I am unsure of why this forces compilation. Surely more learned people can tell us.