i am trying to use `Curl` engine on desktop i am running into `C:\Users\nikky\.konan\dependencies\m...

# ktor

[Nikky]

i am trying to use Curl engine on desktop
i am running into C:\Users\nikky\.konan\dependencies\msys2-mingw-w64-x86_64-clang-llvm-lld-compiler_rt-8.0.1\bin\ld: cannot find -lcurl

i am trying to figure out where i need to install curl.. or what magic env var i have to set

i am guessing i need to install pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-curl in MSYS2, but apparently it is not picked up
maybe because my msys2 is not in the default location?

i also installed curl via scoop, not sure what else i can do

[Dominaezzz]

What does your linkerOpts look like in gradle?

[Nikky]

i have no linkerOpts, i guess those would be in ktor-engine-curl

[Dominaezzz]

They could be in either but it looks like you'll have to add them too.

[Nikky]

also.. i figured out how to get it working.. but.. it only work withink gitbash as from cmd or such it cannot find the libcurl-4.dll
and i was informed that static linking might not be possible right now anyways

[Dominaezzz]

Yeah static linking curl is a pain, there's a lot of things you'll also have to link in on its behalf.

[Dominaezzz]

Might just need to restart your IDE.

[Nikky]

yeah.. i do not really get linking and such.. there are other things i can work on.. i will follow samples as soon as there is some
i cannot be the only one wanting static linking..

[Dominaezzz]

When I get off work, I can assist you with the link line. Just send me your gradle file.

[Nikky]

it is here: https://github.com/jmfayard/kotlin-cli-starter/tree/windows

[Dominaezzz]

Sweet, I'll take a look.

[Dominaezzz]

Ah rip, it's a "library". Don't have the option of assuming where the user has installed libcurl. Yeah looks like you're stuck with static linking. Or https://github.com/ktorio/ktor/issues/671