How can I resolve C2733 Linking Error in Visual Studio

Question

I've been trying to compile the Adaptive Communications Environment (ACE) project in MS Visual Studio 17 2022, but have been getting a slew of related linking errors.

Below is an example:

1>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.33.31629\include\cstdlib(23,41): error C2733: 'abs': you cannot overload a function with 'extern "C"' linkage
1>C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.19041.0\ucrt\corecrt_math.h(464,38): message : see declaration of 'abs'

This issue is obviously not originating in the ACE code, but in the code bundled in with the build tools.

My guess is there is a clash between MSVC 14.33.31629 and Windows Kit 10.

Does any one have any suggestions on a fix? Is there a compiler or pre-processor flag I can use to mitigate this? Should I use different versions of the MS Build Tool or Windows Kit?

Answer 1

I resolved this by upgrading my Windows SDK to version 10.0.20348.0.