# Windows build fails with missing symbol \_\_imp\_CommandLineToArgvW

**URL:** <https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/windows-build-fails-with-missing-symbol-imp-commandlinetoargvw/27256>\
**Category:** SDL Development\
**Created:** [February 20, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/windows-build-fails-with-missing-symbol-imp-commandlinetoargvw/27256 "2020-02-20T16:45:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![cgutman](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@cgutman](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/cgutman)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/windows-build-fails-with-missing-symbol-imp-commandlinetoargvw/27256/2 "2020-02-21T00:39:20Z")

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sdl2main requires you to link to Shell32 since [https://hg.libsdl.org/SDL/rev/a1917148d38a](https://hg.libsdl.org/SDL/rev/a1917148d38a)

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