Linking, error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol

[EngineerBread]

Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well.
I recently downloaded the TGUI library and tried to link it statically to my project, but when I try to compile it, I'm getting the following linking errors:

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tgui-s-d.lib(unity_WINDOW_BACKEND_SFML_cxx.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: bool __cdecl sf::WindowBase::isOpen(void)const " (?isOpen@WindowBase@sf@@QEBA_NXZ) referenced in function "public: virtual void __cdecl tgui::BackendGuiSFML::mainLoop(class tgui::Color)" (?mainLoop@BackendGuiSFML@tgui@@UEAAXVColor@2@@Z)
tgui-s-d.lib(unity_batch-15_cxx.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: bool __cdecl sf::WindowBase::isOpen(void)const " (?isOpen@WindowBase@sf@@QEBA_NXZ)
tgui-s-d.lib(unity_WINDOW_BACKEND_SFML_cxx.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: bool __cdecl sf::WindowBase::pollEvent(class sf::Event &)" (?pollEvent@WindowBase@sf@@QEAA_NAEAVEvent@2@@Z) referenced in function "public: virtual void __cdecl tgui::BackendGuiSFML::mainLoop(class tgui::Color)" (?mainLoop@BackendGuiSFML@tgui@@UEAAXVColor@2@@Z)
tgui-s-d.lib(unity_batch-15_cxx.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: bool __cdecl sf::WindowBase::pollEvent(class sf::Event &)" (?pollEvent@WindowBase@sf@@QEAA_NAEAVEvent@2@@Z)
tgui-s-d.lib(unity_WINDOW_BACKEND_SFML_cxx.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: class sf::Vector2<unsigned int> __cdecl sf::WindowBase::getSize(void)const " (?getSize@WindowBase@sf@@QEBA?AV?$Vector2@I@2@XZ) referenced in function "protected: virtual void __cdecl tgui::BackendGuiSFML::updateContainerSize(void)" (?updateContainerSize@BackendGuiSFML@tgui@@MEAAXXZ)
tgui-s-d.lib(unity_WINDOW_BACKEND_SFML_cxx.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: void __cdecl sf::WindowBase::setMouseCursor(class sf::Cursor const &)" (?setMouseCursor@WindowBase@sf@@QEAAXAEBVCursor@2@@Z) referenced in function "public: virtual void __cdecl tgui::BackendSFML::detatchGui(class tgui::BackendGui *)" (?detatchGui@BackendSFML@tgui@@UEAAXPEAVBackendGui@2@@Z)
tgui-s-d.lib(unity_WINDOW_BACKEND_SFML_cxx.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: struct HWND__ * __cdecl sf::WindowBase::getSystemHandle(void)const " (?getSystemHandle@WindowBase@sf@@QEBAPEAUHWND__@@XZ) referenced in function "public: virtual void __cdecl tgui::BackendGuiSFML::updateTextCursorPosition(class tgui::Rect<float>,class tgui::Vector2<float>)" (?updateTextCursorPosition@BackendGuiSFML@tgui@@UEAAXV?$Rect@M@2@V?$Vector2@M@2@@Z)
tgui-s-d.lib(BackendFontSFML.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: bool __cdecl sf::Font::hasGlyph(unsigned int)const " (?hasGlyph@Font@sf@@QEBA_NI@Z) referenced in function "public: virtual bool __cdecl tgui::BackendFontSFML::hasGlyph(char32_t)const " (?hasGlyph@BackendFontSFML@tgui@@UEBA_N_U@Z)
tgui-s-d.lib(BackendFontSFML.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: float __cdecl sf::Font::getKerning(unsigned int,unsigned int,unsigned int,bool)const " (?getKerning@Font@sf@@QEBAMIII_N@Z) referenced in function "public: virtual float __cdecl tgui::BackendFontSFML::getKerning(char32_t,char32_t,unsigned int,bool)" (?getKerning@BackendFontSFML@tgui@@UEAAM_U0I_N@Z)
tgui-s-d.lib(unity_batch-15_cxx.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: void __cdecl sf::WindowBase::setIcon(unsigned int,unsigned int,unsigned char const *)" (?setIcon@WindowBase@sf@@QEAAXIIPEBE@Z) referenced in function "public: virtual void __cdecl tgui::BackendWindowSFML::setIcon(class tgui::String const &)" (?setIcon@BackendWindowSFML@tgui@@UEAAXAEBVString@2@@Z)
This is my cmake file:

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add_library("BreadEngineCore" STATIC
  "BreadEngineCore/src/BreadEngine.h"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Application/application.cpp"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Application/application.h"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Application/entrypoint.h"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Application/sharedcontext.h"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/AssetManager/assetmanager.cpp"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/AssetManager/assetmanager.h"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Audio/audiohandler.cpp"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Audio/audiohandler.h"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Containers/typelist.h"
        "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Base/Types.h"
        "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Base/classiccomponents.h"
        "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Base/ecs.cpp"
        "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Base/ecs.h"
        "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Base/vetterctor.h"
        "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Components/animationcomponent.h"
        "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Components/scriptcomponent.h"
        "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Components/textlabelcomponent.h"
          "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Systems/Animation/animationsystem.cpp"
          "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Systems/Animation/animationsystem.h"
          "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Systems/Camera/cameramovementsystem.cpp"
          "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Systems/Camera/cameramovementsystem.h"
          "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Systems/Movement/movementsystem.cpp"
          "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Systems/Movement/movementsystem.h"
          "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Systems/Physics/physicssystem.cpp"
          "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Systems/Physics/physicssystem.h"
          "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Systems/Rendering/rendercollidersystem.cpp"
          "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Systems/Rendering/rendercollidersystem.h"
          "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Systems/Rendering/rendersystem.cpp"
          "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Systems/Rendering/rendersystem.h"
          "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Systems/Rendering/rendertextsystem.cpp"
          "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Systems/Rendering/rendertextsystem.h"
          "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Systems/Script/scriptsystem.cpp"
          "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/ECS/Systems/Script/scriptsystem.h"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/EventBus/event.h"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/EventBus/eventbus.h"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Logger/Logger.cpp"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Logger/Logger.h"
        "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Render/PhysicsRenderer/SFMLDebugDraw.cpp"
        "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Render/PhysicsRenderer/SFMLDebugDraw.h"
        "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Render/Window/Window.cpp"
        "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Render/Window/Window.h"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Scene/scenemanager.cpp"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Scene/scenemanager.h"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Serializer/XMLSerializator.cpp"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Serializer/XMLSerializator.h"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Serializer/serializer.cpp"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Serializer/serializer.h"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Serializer/tmxmapparser.cpp"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Serializer/tmxmapparser.h"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Util/util.cpp"
      "BreadEngineCore/src/Core/Util/util.h"
)
if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Debug)
  set_target_properties("BreadEngineCore" PROPERTIES
    OUTPUT_NAME "BreadEngineCore"
    ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "D:/Ingenieria/Programas, proyectos y otros/C++/SFML/BreadEngineCmake/BreadEngine/bin/Debug-windows-x86_64/BreadEngineCore"
    LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "D:/Ingenieria/Programas, proyectos y otros/C++/SFML/BreadEngineCmake/BreadEngine/bin/Debug-windows-x86_64/BreadEngineCore"
    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "D:/Ingenieria/Programas, proyectos y otros/C++/SFML/BreadEngineCmake/BreadEngine/bin/Debug-windows-x86_64/BreadEngineCore"
  )
endif()
target_include_directories("BreadEngineCore" PRIVATE
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:D:/Ingenieria/LINKER/TinyXML/include>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:D:/Ingenieria/Programas,\ proyectos\ y\ otros/C++/SFML/BreadEngineCmake/BreadEngine/BreadEngineCore/libs/glm>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:D:/Ingenieria/LINKER/SFML/include>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:D:/Ingenieria/Programas,\ proyectos\ y\ otros/C++/SFML/BreadEngineCmake/BreadEngine/BreadEngineCore/libs/Lua/include>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:D:/Ingenieria/Programas,\ proyectos\ y\ otros/C++/SFML/BreadEngineCmake/BreadEngine/BreadEngineCore/libs/sol>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:D:/Ingenieria/LINKER/ImGUI/include>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:D:/Ingenieria/LINKER/Box2D/include>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:D:/Ingenieria/LINKER/TmxParser/include>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:D:/Ingenieria/LINKER/TGUI/include>
)
target_compile_definitions("BreadEngineCore" PRIVATE
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:SFML_STATIC>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:TGUI_STATIC>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:DEBUG>
)
target_link_directories("BreadEngineCore" PUBLIC
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:D:/Ingenieria/LINKER/TinyXML/libs>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:D:/Ingenieria/LINKER/SFML/lib>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:D:/Ingenieria/Programas,\ proyectos\ y\ otros/C++/SFML/BreadEngineCmake/BreadEngine/BreadEngineCore/libs/Lua/lib>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:D:/Ingenieria/LINKER/ImGUI/lib>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:D:/Ingenieria/LINKER/Box2D/lib>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:D:/Ingenieria/LINKER/TmxParser/libs>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:D:/Ingenieria/LINKER/TGUI/lib>
)
target_link_libraries("BreadEngineCore"
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:opengl32>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:openal32>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:freetype>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:winmm>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:gdi32>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:flac>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:vorbisenc>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:vorbisfile>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:vorbis>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:ogg>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:ws2_32>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:liblua53>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:sfml-graphics-s-d>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:sfml-window-s-d>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:sfml-system-s-d>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:sfml-audio-s-d>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:sfml-network-s-d>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:sfml-main-d>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:ImGUISNR-d>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:tinyxml2d>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:box2dd>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:TmxParser-d>
  $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:tgui-s-d>
)
target_compile_options("BreadEngineCore" PRIVATE
  $<$<AND:$<CONFIG:Debug>,$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>>:/MP>
  $<$<AND:$<CONFIG:Debug>,$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>>:/MDd>
  $<$<AND:$<CONFIG:Debug>,$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>>:/Z7>
  $<$<AND:$<CONFIG:Debug>,$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>>:/MP>
  $<$<AND:$<CONFIG:Debug>,$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>>:/MDd>
  $<$<AND:$<CONFIG:Debug>,$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>>:/Z7>
  $<$<AND:$<CONFIG:Debug>,$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>>:/EHsc>
)
if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Debug)
  set_target_properties("BreadEngineCore" PROPERTIES
    CXX_STANDARD 20
    CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED YES
    CXX_EXTENSIONS NO
    POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE False
    INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION False
  )
endif()

[texus]

Are those the only linking errors, or just the first 10 out of a much longer list?

Can you try with placing the "$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:tgui-s-d>" line to above the "$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:sfml-graphics-s-d>" line? Especially for static libraries, you typically have to order the list so that if A depends on B then A should appear before B in the list.

If that doesn't fix it, then can you tell me which compiler and SFML and TGUI versions you are using?

Normally in CMake you would use find_package to search for SFML and TGUI and then you would only need `target_link_directories(BreadEngineCore PRIVATE sfml-graphics TGUI::TGUI)` to import all settings such as include directory, linker path, defines and dependency ordering. However the manual method that you are using should also work fine.

[EngineerBread]

Hi thank you for your answer, I followed your advice and yes, the problem was the version of SFML, seems like I had one from 2022, I updated to the most recent one and its working fine.