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Asked: 2026-06-13T16:25:18+00:00

I have a Visual C++ 2012 Express project on Git that uses an external

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I have a Visual C++ 2012 Express project on Git that uses an external libcurl (not included in the repository).

I added the library by adding the corresponding paths on my machine (D:\libcurl\XXX) to Include Directories and Library Directories in VC++ Directories of Project Properties. So these settings are saved in the .vcxproj file.

If someone whose libcurl path is different from mine wants to build the project, he would have to:

  • Change VC++ Directories settings in Project Properties.
    (then the project file will become modified, which is not what I want.)

  • Move his libcurl files to match mine (D:\libcurl).
    (library path is forced to be D:\libcurl, not so flexible)

My question is: Is there a way to avoid this?

(In old versions of Visual C++, I can set the paths in the global VC++ Directories of the Tools->Options dialog instead. But the feature is deprecated in recent versions.)

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  1. Editorial Team

    I believe u can achieve this by using environment variables.
    For example, you can add an environment variable called: LIBCURL
    You can then set the LIBCURL to any path u want: D:\libcurl or X:\lib2.3b …

    no matter what ur library path is, u can always use the same VC++ Directories: $(LIBCURL)\XXX

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