/INCLUDE (Force Symbol References)
Visual Studio 2005
/INCLUDE:symbol
The /INCLUDE option tells the linker to add a specified symbol to the symbol table.
To specify multiple symbols, type a comma (,), a semicolon (;), or a space between the symbol names. On the command line, specify /INCLUDE:symbol once for each symbol.
The linker resolves symbol by adding the object that contains the symbol definition to the program. This feature is useful for including a library object that otherwise would not be linked to the program.
Specifying a symbol with this option overrides the removal of that symbol by /OPT:REF.
To set this linker option in the Visual Studio development environment
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Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see Setting Visual C++ Project Properties.
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Click the Linker folder.
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Click the Input property page.
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Modify the Force Symbol References property.
