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"link: error LNK1104: can not open file 'ifconsol.lib'" ifort
The error message "link: error LNK1104: can not open file 'ifconsol.lib'" in Intel Fortran (ifort) usually indicates that the linker is unable to find the ifconsol.lib
library file. This library file is a part of the Intel Fortran runtime library and is required for building Fortran applications with the Intel Fortran compiler.
Here are a few steps that you can try to resolve this error:
Check if the library file is present: First, check if the
ifconsol.lib
library file is present in the appropriate location. By default, this library file should be located in theIntelSWTools\compilers_and_libraries_2021\windows\compiler\lib\intel64_win
folder of your Intel Fortran installation directory. If the library file is missing, you may need to reinstall the Intel Fortran compiler.Update the library search path: If the library file is present, but the linker is still unable to find it, you may need to update the library search path. You can do this by adding the appropriate directory to the
LIB
environment variable. For example, you can add the following line to your batch file or command prompt:vbnetset LIB=%LIB%;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\SWTools\compilers_and_libraries_2021\windows\compiler\lib\intel64_win
This will add the
intel64_win
directory to the library search path.Check if the library is being linked: Finally, make sure that your Fortran project is actually linking against the
ifconsol.lib
library file. You can check this by examining the linker command line arguments in your build system. The linker command line should include a reference to theifconsol.lib
library file, such as/LIBPATH:<path-to-ifconsol.lib> ifconsol.lib
. If the linker command line does not include a reference to the library file, you may need to add it explicitly.
By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the "link: error LNK1104: can not open file 'ifconsol.lib'" error in Intel Fortran.