Googletest C++ unit testing linking error [duplicate]

Question

I'm a beginner C++ programmer. I'm trying Google Test in Visual Studio 2012 and have problem starting a demo source code I got from internet.

int CompareChar(char* ch1, char* ch2)
{
  if (ch1 == NULL || ch2 == NULL)
  return 88;

  return strcmp(ch1, ch2);
}

TEST(CompareCharTest, InputChar) {

 // Expect equal 
 EXPECT_EQ(0, CompareChar("hello", "hello"));

 // Expect not equal
 EXPECT_NE(0, CompareChar("hello", "world"));
}

TEST(SampleClassTest, InputNumber) {
SampleClass sample(10);
EXPECT_EQ(1, sample.CompareValue(10)); // Expect equal 

}

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
  ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
  int i = RUN_ALL_TESTS();
  getchar();
  return i;
}

So, when I try to build the code, it generates dozens of linking errors which I couldn't sort out. I tried to include .lib files in the property of the project but couldn't solve it.

The error:

>1>------ Build started: Project: GTestSample, Configuration: Release Win32 ------
>1>  stdafx.cpp
1>  GTestSample.cpp
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > __thiscall testing::Message::GetString(void)const " (?GetString@Message@testing@@QBE?AV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@XZ)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: __thiscall testing::Message::Message(void)" (??0Message@testing@@QAE@XZ)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: static class testing::UnitTest * __cdecl testing::UnitTest::GetInstance(void)" (?GetInstance@UnitTest@testing@@SAPAV12@XZ)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: int __thiscall testing::UnitTest::Run(void)" (?Run@UnitTest@testing@@QAEHXZ)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "protected: __thiscall testing::Test::Test(void)" (??0Test@testing@@IAE@XZ)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: virtual __thiscall testing::Test::~Test(void)" (??1Test@testing@@UAE@XZ)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "class testing::TestInfo * __cdecl testing::internal::MakeAndRegisterTestInfo(char const *,char const *,char const *,char const *,void const *,void (__cdecl*)(void),void (__cdecl*)(void),class testing::internal::TestFactoryBase *)" (?MakeAndRegisterTestInfo@internal@testing@@YAPAVTestInfo@2@PBD000PBXP6AXXZ2PAVTestFactoryBase@12@@Z)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "void const * __cdecl testing::internal::GetTestTypeId(void)" (?GetTestTypeId@internal@testing@@YAPBXXZ)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: void __thiscall testing::internal::AssertHelper::operator=(class testing::Message const &)const " (??4AssertHelper@internal@testing@@QBEXABVMessage@2@@Z)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: __thiscall testing::internal::AssertHelper::AssertHelper(enum testing::TestPartResult::Type,char const *,int,char const *)" (??0AssertHelper@internal@testing@@QAE@W4Type@TestPartResult@2@PBDH1@Z)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: __thiscall testing::internal::AssertHelper::~AssertHelper(void)" (??1AssertHelper@internal@testing@@QAE@XZ)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "void __cdecl testing::InitGoogleTest(int *,wchar_t * *)" (?InitGoogleTest@testing@@YAXPAHPAPA_W@Z)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "bool __cdecl testing::internal::IsTrue(bool)" (?IsTrue@internal@testing@@YA_N_N@Z)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "class testing::AssertionResult __cdecl testing::AssertionSuccess(void)" (?AssertionSuccess@testing@@YA?AVAssertionResult@1@XZ)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: __thiscall testing::AssertionResult::AssertionResult(class testing::AssertionResult const &)" (??0AssertionResult@testing@@QAE@ABV01@@Z)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "class testing::AssertionResult __cdecl testing::AssertionFailure(void)" (?AssertionFailure@testing@@YA?AVAssertionResult@1@XZ)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "class testing::AssertionResult __cdecl testing::internal::EqFailure(char const *,char const *,class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > const &,class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > const &,bool)" (?EqFailure@internal@testing@@YA?AVAssertionResult@2@PBD0ABV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@1_N@Z)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "protected: virtual void __thiscall testing::Test::SetUp(void)" (?SetUp@Test@testing@@MAEXXZ)
1>GTestSample.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "protected: virtual void __thiscall testing::Test::TearDown(void)" (?TearDown@Test@testing@@MAEXXZ)
1>D:\VisualStudioProj\GTestSample\Release\GTestSample.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 19 unresolved externals
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

Answer 1

I had the same issue. Make sure that in your test project's properties, you go into Project->Linker->General settings and add the msvc/Release directory to Additional Directories. Furthermore, under Linker->Input, add gtest.lib into Additional Dependencies. Then you should be good to go!