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MSVC use additional include directories of referenced static library project

I have two projects in my C++ MSVC solution:

  1. A static library project

  2. A .exe project that has a reference to the Project #1 (the static library project)

  • Project #1 has additional include directories, C:/addincdir .
  • Project #1's header file, p1header.h includes the header hd.h from C:/addincdir.
  • Project #2 includes p1header.h .

But when I build the solution, I get an error: Project #2 cannot open include file hd.h (cannot find/locate the header file.) I know the solution is to add C:/addincdir to Project #2's additional include directories.

But is there a way for MSVC to automatically add referenced project's additional include directories? Or is there some kind of macro like $(Project1additionalincludedirectories) that includes Project #1's additional include directories and I can add this variable to Project #2's additional include directories?

It just wouldn't be practical to copy-paste every additional include directory from Project #1 to Project #2.

Solution

  • No. There is no way to automatically add the folders.

    (step 5 in Walkthrough: Create and use a static library - Use the functionality from the static library in the app)

    To include a header file (listed in the additional include folders) you need to use <... >

    #include <header.h++>