libstdc++-6.dll not found

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I have been working on a project (a game to be specific) and I feel that I should start over with different libraries. So when doing this I reinstalled Code::Blocks and setup my new libraries and includes.

But as of now Im having a problem starting u[ my new project to test if all of the includes work. This problem is: libstdc++-6.dll was not found. At first i wondered if I could just find this file online, but its nowhere to be found(or at least the many places I have searched...) Soon after, I tried loading up my old project, and the same problem happened again(wierd... ._.) I was thinking its maybe my compiler, so I used my older compiler and it did the same thing! At this moment I held the problem off for tomorrow(which is today)

So my question is: If anyone else had this problem, how would you solve it?

Im using Code::Blocks with MinGW as the compiler on Windows Vista 32 bit.

*****EDIT*****

Here are the Build options in my project. Note that these are the settings in the Project, not the global compiler:

In (project name)->Compiler settings->Otehr options:

(I use // to seperate the commands)

-mthreads//
-fmessage-length=0//
-fexceptions//
-fident//

In (project name)->Compiler settings->#define:

WIN32//
_WINDOWS//

In (project name)->Linker settings->Other linker options:

-static-libstdc++//
-static-libgcc//
-Wl,--enable-auto-image-base//
-Wl,--add-stdcall-alias//
-Wl,--enable-auto-import//

In linker->link libraries i have various links to files with a .a extension, these files include Bullet PHysics, Ogre3D, and SFML

In the search directories i have links to the MinGW/bin, and the MinGW/lib directories, along with other links to different libraries.

My Compiler is MinGW, a GNU GCC compiler for windows 32 bit. and the IDE is Codeblocks. Also note that in Debug and Release settings on the project, there is nothing.

Most of these setings are also pieces that i got from the Ogre3D Application setup tutorial if that is of any help.

libraries mingw c++
12 Answers

useful to windows users who use eclipse for c/c++ but run *.exe file and get an error: "missing libstdc++6.dll"

4 ways to solve it

  1. Eclipse ->"Project" -> "Properties" -> "C/C++ Build" -> "Settings" -> "Tool Settings" -> "MinGW C++ Linker" -> "Misscellaneous" -> "Linker flags" (add '-static' to it)

  2. Add '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin' to current user environment variable - "Path" in Windows, then reboot eclipse, and finally recompile.

  3. Add '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin' to Windows environment variable - "Path", then reboot eclipse, and finally recompile.

  4. Copy the file "libstdc++-6.dll" to the path where the *.exe file is running, then rerun. (this is not a good way)

Note: the file "libstdc++-6.dll" is in the folder '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin'

user_113355590

I just had this issue.. I just added the MinGW\bin directory to the path environment variable, and it solved the issue.

user_18046950

I placed the libstdc++-6.dll file in the same folder where exe file is generated.

user_23971070

You only need to add your "mingw-install-directory"/bin/ to your Path in your System environment variables ... that's it !!

user_62544350

I had same problem. i fixed it. i was using Codeblocks and i save my .cpp file on desktop instead of saving it in Codeblocks file where MinGW is located. So i copied all dll files from MinGW>>bin folder to where my .cpp file was saved.

user_145827430

You can also copy the dll files in the directory of your exe file

user_157429360

I had this problem too. I was compiling in command prompt and used the flag -static. My command before: "g++ test.cpp -o test.exe" and afterwards: "g++ test.cpp -o test.exe -static"

user_175096700
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