cannot open input file 'opencv_calib3d243d.lib'

Question

I get the following error in OpenCV

1>------ Build started: Project: OpenCv, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1>LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'opencv_calib3d243d.lib'
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

I am using MS Visual Studio 2010 express, and OpenCV version 2.4.0. I followed the following instruction when configuring OpenCV, and testing with the code supplied.

Installing OpenCV 2.4.3 in Visual C++ 2010 Express

Why I am getting this error? Please help!

Solution 1

Found the answer!

Add the following to the Project Properties->Linker->Input->Additional Dependancies

opencv_calib3d240d.lib
opencv_contrib240d.lib
opencv_core240d.lib
opencv_features2d240d.lib
opencv_flann240d.lib
opencv_gpu240d.lib
opencv_haartraining_engined.lib
opencv_highgui240d.lib
opencv_imgproc240d.lib
opencv_legacy240d.lib
opencv_ml240d.lib
opencv_nonfree240d.lib
opencv_objdetect240d.lib
opencv_photo240d.lib
opencv_stitching240d.lib
opencv_ts240d.lib
opencv_video240d.lib
opencv_videostab240d.lib

Go to Linker->General->Enable Incremental Linking and select No(/INCREMENTAL:NO);

Solution 2

240 means that your version is 2.4.0 so just change the 240s in accord to your version of opencv, mine's 2.4.5 so mine's 245 :)