#error linking "libQic_database.a" to cmake

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bronze onyx
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code

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.26.4)
project(discord_bot)

# Find the required package
find_package(dpp CONFIG REQUIRED)
find_library(QIC_DATABASE_LIB NAMES libQic_database PATHS C:/Users/rober/CLionProjects/windows-bot-template)

link_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})

# Define the target
add_executable(discord_bot main.cpp
        main.cpp
        Qic_database.h
)

# Link libraries to the target
target_link_libraries(discord_bot ${QIC_DATABASE_LIB})
target_link_libraries(discord_bot dpp::dpp)

# Specify the include directories for the target
target_include_directories(discord_bot PRIVATE "C:/Users/rober/OneDrive/Desktop/cpp/utility/vcpkg/installed/x64-windows/include")
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folder structure:

----(project folder)
---CMakeList.txt
---libQic_database.a
---Qic_database.h
---main.cpp
bronze onyx
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allright

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it seems that the error changed?

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cmd.exe /C "cd . && "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\CLion 2023.2.2\bin\cmake\win\x64\bin\cmake.exe" -E vs_link_exe --intdir=CMakeFiles\discord_bot.dir --rc=C:\PROGRA~2\WI3CF2~1\10\bin\100226~1.0\x64\rc.exe --mt=C:\PROGRA~2\WI3CF2~1\10\bin\100226~1.0\x64\mt.exe --manifests  -- C:\PROGRA~1\MIB055~1\2022\COMMUN~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1437~1.328\bin\Hostx64\x64\link.exe /nologo CMakeFiles\discord_bot.dir\main.cpp.obj  /out:discord_bot.exe /implib:discord_bot.lib /pdb:discord_bot.pdb /version:0.0 /machine:x64 /INCREMENTAL:NO /subsystem:console -LIBPATH:C:\Users\rober\CLionProjects\windows-bot-template C:\Users\rober\CLionProjects\windows-bot-template\libQic_database.a  C:\Users\rober\OneDrive\Desktop\cpp\utility\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\lib\dpp.lib  kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib && cmd.exe /C "cd /D C:\Users\rober\CLionProjects\windows-bot-template\cmake-build-release-vs && "C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe" -noprofile -executionpolicy Bypass -file C:/Users/rober/OneDrive/Desktop/cpp/utility/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/msbuild/applocal.ps1 -targetBinary C:/Users/rober/CLionProjects/windows-bot-template/cmake-build-release-vs/discord_bot.exe -installedDir C:/Users/rober/OneDrive/Desktop/cpp/utility/vcpkg/installed/x64-windows/bin -OutVariable out""
LINK: command "C:\PROGRA~1\MIB055~1\2022\COMMUN~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1437~1.328\bin\Hostx64\x64\link.exe /nologo CMakeFiles\discord_bot.dir\main.cpp.obj /out:discord_bot.exe /implib:discord_bot.lib
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/pdb:discord_bot.pdb /version:0.0 /machine:x64 /INCREMENTAL:NO /subsystem:console -LIBPATH:C:\Users\rober\CLionProjects\windows-bot-template C:\Users\rober\CLionProjects\windows-bot-template\libQic_database.a C:\Users\rober\OneDrive\Desktop\cpp\utility\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\lib\dpp.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib /MANIFEST /MANIFESTFILE:discord_bot.exe.manifest" failed (exit code 1120) with the following output:
main.cpp.obj : MSIL .netmodule or module compiled with /GL found; restarting link with /LTCG; add /LTCG to the link command line to improve linker performance
   Creating library discord_bot.lib and object discord_bot.exp
main.cpp.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: enum qic::Result __cdecl qic::DataBase::createTable(class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >,class std::vector<enum qic::dataType,class std::allocator<enum qic::dataType> >)" (?createTable@DataBase@qic@@QEAA?AW4Result@2@V?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@V?$vector@W4dataType@qic@@V?$allocator@W4dataType@qic@@@std@@@5@@Z)
main.cpp.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: __cdecl qic::DataBase::DataBase(class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >)" (??0DataBase@qic@@QEAA@V?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@Z)
discord_bot.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
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OK

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so

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basaically it cant find the definition of the methods in the .a file???

potent kilnBOT
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