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FAQ: CURL_STATICLIB for visual studio users

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Clarified as it isn't used with a -D option for them.

Reported by: Artfunkel
Bug: http://curl.haxx.se/bug/view.cgi?id=3060381
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When building an application that uses the static libcurl library, you must
add -DCURL_STATICLIB to your CFLAGS. Otherwise the linker will look for
dynamic import symbols. If you get linker error like "unknown symbol
__imp__curl_easy_init ..." you have linked against the wrong (static)
library. If you want to use the libcurl.dll and import lib, you don't need
any extra CFLAGS, but use one of the import libraries below. These are the
libraries produced by the various lib/Makefile.* files:
dynamic import symbols. If you're using Visual Studio, you need to instead
add CURL_STATICLIB in the "Preprocessor Definitions" section.
If you get linker error like "unknown symbol __imp__curl_easy_init ..." you
have linked against the wrong (static) library. If you want to use the
libcurl.dll and import lib, you don't need any extra CFLAGS, but use one of
the import libraries below. These are the libraries produced by the various
lib/Makefile.* files:
Target: static lib. import lib for libcurl*.dll.
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