[gdal-dev] Linking issue in Windows

Mon Jun 2 07:01:30 PDT 2025

Hi Daniel,

Symbols that start with "__" are reserved for system libraries. It appears
that you're not linking the C++ standard library or are linking with an
incompatible version. GDAL requires C++17 support.

On Mon, Jun 2, 2025 at 5:25 AM Daniel Perez Rodriguez via gdal-dev <
gdal-dev at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> Good morning everyone.
>
> My name is Daniel (first message here) from Spain so I hope I can explain
> my problem properly.
>
> I am working in a C++ project, using gdal in Windows and getting it from
> vcpkg, using cmake and Visual Studio 2022.
> From the last days, after an update of my development machine I am having
> a blocking issue compiling the project, to be a bit more precise: a linking
> issue.  Here is my configuration and at the end I will put the errors:
>
> *DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT:*
> Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 Version 17.13.6
> VisualStudio.17.Release/17.13.6+35931.197
> Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.8.09032
>
> Installed Version: Professional
>
> Microsoft Visual C++ 2022
>
> ASP.NET and Web Tools   17.13.124.35287
> Azure App Service Tools v3.0.0   17.13.124.35287
>
> C# Tools   4.13.0-3.25167.3+73eff2b5de2ad38ec602c0a9e82f9125fb85992b
> C# components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and
> settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.
>
> GitHub Copilot   17.13.444.19527
> GitHub Copilot is an AI pair programmer that helps you write code faster
> and with less work.
>
> Linux Core Dump Debugging   1.0.9.35825
> Enables debugging of Linux core dumps.
>
> Microsoft JVM Debugger   1.0
> Provides support for connecting the Visual Studio debugger to JDWP
> compatible Java Virtual Machines
>
> NuGet Package Manager   6.13.2
> NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio. For more information about NuGet,
> visit https://docs.nuget.org/
>
> Qt Visual Studio Tools   3.3.1.1
> This official Qt Group extension, Qt Visual Studio Tools, integrates Qt
> development tools into Microsoft Visual Studio 2022, enabling developers to
> use their familiar Windows environment without worrying about Qt-related
> build steps or tools.
>
> SonarQube for Visual Studio   8.16.0.12791
> SonarQube for Visual Studio is an extension to your favorite IDE that
> provides on-the-fly feedback to developers on new bugs and quality issues
> injected into their code.
>
> TypeScript Tools   17.0.31211.2001
> TypeScript Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio
>
> Visual Basic Tools
> 4.13.0-3.25167.3+73eff2b5de2ad38ec602c0a9e82f9125fb85992b
> Visual Basic components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type
> and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.
>
> Visual C++ for Linux Development   1.0.9.35825
> Visual C++ for Linux Development
>
> Visual Studio IntelliCode   2.2
> AI-assisted development for Visual Studio.
>
> *VCPKG.JSON* (special attention please to gdal and proj entries)
> {
> "version": "0.0.0",
> "builtin-baseline": "6f29f12e82a8293156836ad81cc9bf5af41fe836",
> "dependencies": [
> {"name": "boost-date-time", "version>=": "1.86.0"},
> {"name": "boost-fiber", "version>=": "1.86.0"},
> {"name": "boost-filesystem", "version>=": "1.86.0"},
> {"name": "boost-geometry", "version>=": "1.86.0"},
> {"name": "boost-headers", "version>=": "1.86.0"},
> {"name": "boost-iostreams", "version>=": "1.86.0"},
> {"name": "boost-property-tree", "version>=": "1.86.0"},
> {"name": "boost-regex", "version>=": "1.86.0"},
>
> * {"name": "gdal", "version>=": "3.10.0", "default-features": false},*
> {"name": "gtest", "version>=": "1.15.2"},
> {"name": "libgeotiff", "version>=": "1.7.3"},
> {"name": "lodepng", "version>=": "2021-12-04"},
> {"name": "nlohmann-json", "version>=": "3.11.3"},
>
> * {"name": "proj", "version>=": "9.5.1", "default-features": false},*
> {"name": "rapidxml", "version>=": "1.13#7"},
> {"name": "shapelib", "version>=": "1.6.1"},
> {"name": "sqlite3", "version>=": "3.48.0"},
> {"name": "units", "version>=": "2.3.3"},
> {"name": "zlib", "version>=": "1.3.1"}
> ]
> }
>
> *ERROR OUTPUT:*
>
> 44>   Creating library C:/Users/*****/Release/project.lib and object
> C:/Users/*****/Release/project.exp
> 44>proj.lib(vgridshift.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>proj.lib(oputils.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __std_search_1
> 44>proj.lib(concatenatedoperation.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved
> external symbol __std_search_1
> 44>proj.lib(coordinateoperationfactory.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001:
> unresolved external symbol __std_search_1
> 44>proj.lib(datum.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __std_search_1
> 44>proj.lib(crs.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __std_search_1
> 44>proj.lib(singleoperation.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>proj.lib(internal.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __std_search_1
> 44>proj.lib(io.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __std_search_1
> 44>proj.lib(factory.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(ogrdxf_leader.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>proj.lib(4D_api.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __std_search_1
> 44>proj.lib(c_api.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __std_search_1
> 44>proj.lib(grids.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(parsexsd.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(ogrpgdumplayer.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(ogrjsonfgwritelayer.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved
> external symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(ogrdxf_dimension.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(cbandinterleavedchannel.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved
> external symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(asciitiledir.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(binarytiledir.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(gmlreader.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(cpcidskblockfile.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(ogrwaspdatasource.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved
> external symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(ogrgmldatasource.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(ogrgeojsonutils.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(envidataset.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(cpl_vsil_abstract_archive.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved
> external symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(gdalargumentparser.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved
> external symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(gtiffsplitbitmapband.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved
> external symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(pdfcreatecopy.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(marfa_dataset.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(mrfdrivercore.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(zarr_v2_group.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(vrtderivedrasterband.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved
> external symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(pcidskcreate.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(pdsdrivercore.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(ogr_srs_erm.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(gdalpamproxydb.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(ogrcurvecollection.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved
> external symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(gdalsubdatasetinfo.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved
> external symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(gtiffdataset_read.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved
> external symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(cpl_vsi_mem.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(cpl_vsil_gzip.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(ogrgeometrycollection.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved
> external symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(ogrutils.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(mrf_util.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(deriveddataset.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(stacitdataset.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(snaptiffdriver.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(vicardataset.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(gribdataset.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(esric_dataset.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(safedataset.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(cplstring.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(ogrspatialreference.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved
> external symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(pdsdataset.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(pds4dataset.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_search_1
> 44>gdal.lib(marfa_dataset.cpp.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external
> symbol __std_find_last_of_trivial_pos_1 referenced in function "enum CPLErr
> __cdecl GDAL_MRF::Init_Raster(struct GDAL_MRF::ILImage &,class
> GDAL_MRF::MRFDataset *,struct CPLXMLNode *)" (?Init_Raster at GDAL_MRF
> @@YA?AW4CPLErr@@AEAUILImage at 1@PEAVMRFDataset at 1@PEAUCPLXMLNode@@@Z)
> 44>proj.lib(filemanager.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_find_last_of_trivial_pos_1
> 44>gdal.lib(ilwisdataset.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_find_last_of_trivial_pos_1
> 44>gdal.lib(grddataset.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_find_last_of_trivial_pos_1
> 44>gdal.lib(mrf_util.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __std_find_last_of_trivial_pos_1
> 44>gdal.lib(pcidskcreate.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_find_last_of_trivial_pos_1
> 44>gdal.lib(vrtderivedrasterband.cpp.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved
> external symbol __std_find_end_1 referenced in function "char const *
> __cdecl std::_Find_end_vectorized<char const ,char const >(char const *
> const,char const * const,char const * const,unsigned __int64)"
> (??$_Find_end_vectorized@$$CBD$$CBD at std@@YAPEBDQEBD00_K at Z)
> 44>gdal.lib(gdal_mdreader.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_find_end_1
> 44>gdal.lib(ogrdxflayer.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external
> symbol __std_find_end_1
> 44>proj.lib(coordinateoperationfactory.cpp.obj) : error LNK2001:
> unresolved external symbol __std_find_end_1
> 44>gdal.lib(ogropenfilegdblayer_write.cpp.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved
> external symbol __std_search_2 referenced in function "wchar_t const *
> __cdecl std::_Search_vectorized<wchar_t const ,wchar_t const >(wchar_t
> const * const,wchar_t const * const,wchar_t const * const,unsigned
> __int64)" (??$_Search_vectorized@$$CB_W$$CB_W at std@@YAPEB_WQEB_W00_K at Z)
> 44>gdal.lib(gnmgraph.cpp.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol
> __std_remove_8 referenced in function "__int64 * __cdecl
> std::_Remove_vectorized<__int64,__int64>(__int64 * const,__int64 *
> const,__int64)" (??$_Remove_vectorized at _J_J@std@@YAPEA_JQEA_J0_J at Z)
> 44>C:/Users/*****/Release/project.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 5 unresolved
> externals
> --
>
> Libraries coming from VCPKG and the ones from the project are correctly
> built but the final linkage fails.
>
> So any hint about where these "error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __std_search_1" came from ?
>
> Thanks in advance !
>
> PS: sorry if this is not the correct channel to communicate these doubts
> and correct me in that case.
> PPS: don't hesitate for any further information if you need it.
>
>
> *Daniel Pérez Rodríguez*
> *daniteleco.github.io <http://daniteleco.github.io>*
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