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x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lgmp
The error message x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lgmp
indicates that the linker (ld.exe
) cannot find the library libgmp
. This library is the GNU Multiple Precision Arithmetic Library, and it seems that your build process is trying to link against it.
To resolve this issue, you need to make sure that the libgmp
library is properly installed and accessible by the MinGW-w64 toolchain. Here's what you can do:
Install libgmp: Download and install the
libgmp
library for the MinGW-w64 environment. You can download the pre-built binaries from the MinGW-w64 project's website or use the package manager specific to your system (e.g.,pacman
for MSYS2).Check Library Path: Ensure that the directory containing the
libgmp
library is included in the library search paths used by the linker. You can either specify it in your build script or set the environment variableLIBRARY_PATH
to include the directory path.bashexport LIBRARY_PATH=/path/to/libgmp/lib
Linker Flags: If you are passing linker flags manually, ensure that you include the
-L
flag followed by the path to the directory containinglibgmp
and the-lgmp
flag to specify that you are linking against thelibgmp
library.bash-L/path/to/libgmp/lib -lgmp
CMake: If you are using CMake for your project, you can use the
find_package
command to locate thelibgmp
library and automatically set the necessary flags.cmakefind_package(GMP REQUIRED)
target_link_libraries(your_target GMP::GMP)
By ensuring that the libgmp
library is correctly installed and properly referenced in your build process, you should be able to resolve the cannot find -lgmp
error.