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  3. Fluent (any version) UDF compilation running on Windows 10 with Microsoft Visual Studio fails to compile with the error: UDF compilation error- LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file ‘kernel32.lib’

Fluent (any version) UDF compilation running on Windows 10 with Microsoft Visual Studio fails to compile with the error: UDF compilation error- LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file ‘kernel32.lib’

Tagged: 2020 R2, Compiler Support, fluent, FLUENT - SYS, Installation/Licensing/Systems, kernel, lib, udf
    • March 17, 2023 at 1:11 pm
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      This error will occur when there is a LIB environment variable present that is pointing to an outdated location for kernel32.lib or if there is no LIB variable pointing to a newer kernel32.lib file. For Fluent Version V202: Create a LIB System variable. The value would be: LIB=C:Program FilesANSYS Incv202fluentntbinclangkitlibwinv6.3umx64 For Fluent Version 201 and older: I have attached kernel32.zip file. Download the file and extract it to anywhere on your system, for example, c:temp. Create a LIB SYSTEM variable and the value will be the location of the kernel32.lib file.

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      1. 2061708.zip

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