# Can't find

**URL:** <https://discourse.glfw.org/t/cant-find/360>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [December 21, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/cant-find/360 "2005-12-21T23:27:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/glfw/original/1X/b8cdefe6b61b8d5aee6c43b2c56e9cf5eabecfe4.svg) [@system](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/cant-find/360/1 "2005-12-21T23:27:51Z")

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**nobody** wrote on [Wednesday, December 21, 2005](https://sourceforge.net/p/glfw/discussion/247562/thread/dd477145/#d49e):

hello everyone

i found GLFW and i try to use it, but when i try to compile a project i have a error report  
"cannot find -lglfw"  
I try to find this library but impossible to lay a finger on it.If someone knows where i can found this library i will be happy.  
I’m using Code::Blocks as IDE with MinGW on Winxp pro.Thanks to help me

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/glfw/original/1X/b8cdefe6b61b8d5aee6c43b2c56e9cf5eabecfe4.svg) [@system](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 12:34am UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/cant-find/360/2 "2005-12-22T00:34:08Z")

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**nobody** wrote on [Thursday, December 22, 2005](https://sourceforge.net/p/glfw/discussion/247562/thread/dd477145/#47d8):

Just put the supplied GLFW lib ( either static or dynamic ) and GLFW.h in your compiler /LIBS and /INCLUDE directory respectively …

Without supplying these files, your compiler can’t resolve all the GLFW symbols 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/glfw/original/1X/b8cdefe6b61b8d5aee6c43b2c56e9cf5eabecfe4.svg) [@system](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/cant-find/360/3 "2005-12-22T01:33:10Z")

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**nobody** wrote on [Thursday, December 22, 2005](https://sourceforge.net/p/glfw/discussion/247562/thread/dd477145/#f8b0):

thanks for you’re reply but i don’t have lglfw.a in the package that i downloaded, I have only the header file in the package (for windows).  
If somebody can tell me where i can get the  
LGLFW.a it will be a pleasure.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/glfw/original/1X/b8cdefe6b61b8d5aee6c43b2c56e9cf5eabecfe4.svg) [@system](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 4:20am UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/cant-find/360/4 "2005-12-22T04:20:22Z")

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**[sqweek](https://sourceforge.net/u/sqweek/)** wrote on [Thursday, December 22, 2005](https://sourceforge.net/p/glfw/discussion/247562/thread/dd477145/#f8b0/649a):

That’s what the source code is for. Compile it to generate libglfw.a

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**Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 11:36am UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/cant-find/360/5 "2005-12-22T11:36:02Z")

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**nobody** wrote on [Thursday, December 22, 2005](https://sourceforge.net/p/glfw/discussion/247562/thread/dd477145/#cba3):

i need to compile what file? Help me i’m a beginner =D

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**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/cant-find/360/6 "2006-01-24T15:22:00Z")

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**nobody** wrote on [Tuesday, January 24, 2006](https://sourceforge.net/p/glfw/discussion/247562/thread/dd477145/#d49e/d0e3):

you need to compile the entire GLFW library, ofcourse… if you would have read the instructions that came with GLFW you should’ve seen how it’s done. also, it’s a really, really, really, really good tip to actually learn some basic C and basic knowledge about how compilation etc. works before venturing into something bigger, like GLFW 🙂

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**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/cant-find/360/7 "2006-01-24T15:22:31Z")

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**nobody** wrote on [Tuesday, January 24, 2006](https://sourceforge.net/p/glfw/discussion/247562/thread/dd477145/#d49e/da9f):

ps. use the compile.bat file in the glfw root directory…