Topic: OpenCV error in code::blocks

I’m trying to use OpenCV (version 4.12.0) in Code::Blocks (version 25.03). When installing OpenCV, I used CMake to generate the libraries in Code::Blocks and Mingw. Once I obtained openCV.cbp, I compiled it in Code::Blocks to generate the libraries. After that, I opened code::blocks<<file<<new<<project<<openCV project<< next<<next<<next<< and I got the following error:

the lib path you entered seems invalid, can't find files 

C:\opencv\build\x86\mingw\lib\libopencv_core121.dll.a or 

C:\opencv\build\x86\mingw\lib\libopencv_core121d.dll.a 

I created the x86<<mingw folder so that cmake would generate the files in that location. Despite searching for help on Stack Overflow and other sites, I found no answers. I renamed the library libopencv_core4120.dll to libopencv_core121d.dll.a and it worked fine until yesterday. Now I’ve deleted code::blocks and OpenCV, regenerated the libraries, and when I try to use any program that has an OpenCV library, I get the message:

"Code execution cannot continue because libopencv:core4110.dll
 was not found.This problem can be solved by reinstalling the
 program." I got the same message for libopencv_imgcodecs4120.dll.
 and also libopencv_imgproc4120.dll.

Before attempting to create code using OpenCV’s Code::Blocks project, I added it only to Settings <<Compiler <<Linker Settings and the directory to Settings <<Compiler <<Search Directories. I’ve since removed everything, but I’m still getting the same errors, both when creating a project using OpenCV’s code::blocks<<file<<new<<project<<openCV project<< next<<next<<next<< and when creating a regular file just mentioning the OpenCV libraries. Sometimes, even a simple “Hello World” code won’t compile because of these OpenCV problems.

Code::Blocks appears to be out of date by over two decades.

either that or whatever template you use for “openCV project” is out of date by decades.

we can’t help with that.

where did you get that project template from?

someone else recently asked about the exact same issue on Stack Overflow. maybe you are that person.