Unresolved external symbol issue

[htjhin]

Details

This is what I have in the binding.gyp, and the library and DLL files are present in the folder as. The lib file is making reference to the DLL. However when node-gyp build it gives error:

addon_node.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol json_object_to_json_string_ext
addon_node.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol json_tokener_parse
addon_node.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol json_object_put

Please help how I should link the lib and the DLL.

"targets": [
        {
            "target_name": "XXX",
            "sources": [
                "addon.c",
                "addon_node.c"
            ],
            'conditions': [
                [
                    "OS == 'win'", 
                    {
                        "include_dirs": [
                            "<(module_root_dir)/include",
                        ],
                        "libraries": [
                            '-l"<(module_root_dir)/lib/json-c.lib"'
                        ],
                        "copies": [
                            {
                                "destination": "<(module_root_dir)/build/Release/",
                                "files": [
                                    "<(module_root_dir)/lib/json-c.dll"
                                ]
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            ]
        }

this is taken out from lib using dumpbin:

Archive member name at 5B1C: json-c.dll/     
FFFFFFFF time/date
         uid
         gid
       0 mode
      3F size
correct header end

  Version      : 0
  Machine      : 14C (x86)
  TimeDateStamp: FD56F3DB
  SizeOfData   : 0000002B
  DLL name     : json-c.dll
  Symbol name  : _json_object_to_json_string_ext
  Type         : code
  Name type    : no prefix
  Hint         : 75
  Name         : json_object_to_json_string_ext

Node.js version

16.17.1

Example code

No response

Operating system

Windows 11 Pro Version 10.0.22621 Build 22621

Scope

issue with node-gyp build

Module and version

Not applicable.

[prettydiff]

Please wrap your code into a markdown code block:

```javascript my code here ```

[preveen-stack]

cc @nodejs/node-gyp PTAL

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