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Including libraries while cross-compiling using Mingw-w64 on Ubuntu

I'm trying to cross-compile a program with the following libraries:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <curl/curl.h>
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include <gmp.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <vector>

Due to the nature of the project, the source is compiled to download. The server runs Ubuntu 18.04. I've succeeded in employing this using mingw-w64 on less complex programs by running:

x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ api_1.cpp -o api_1.exe -std=c++11 -static

This fails when I run it on the above example with:

api_1.cpp:3:10: fatal error: curl/curl.h: No such file or directory
 #include <curl/curl.h>
      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.

Without #include <curl/curl.h>, #include <gmp.h> fails.

Looking in /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/include, neither of those libraries are there. How do I add additional libraries to mingw-w64?

Solution

  • Easy day.

    Download source tarball. Extract:

    tar zxvf mylibrary.tar.gz

    cd mylibrary

    ./configure --target x86_64-w64-mingw32 --prefix /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32

    Compile:

    x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ myprogram.cpp -o myprogram.exe -std=c++11 -static