c++ - unresolved external symbol “std::basic_string”

I am trying to compile a project with Maven via the Visual
C++ compiler and I keep getting linkage errors in regards to the std::basic_string
class. I ensured that I include the < string > header file into the corresponding
c++ file.

Did I miss something or did I make a
silly mistake??? Please let me know where I went
wrong.

[ERROR]
            Parsor.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external
            symbol

"__declspec(dllimport) public:
 int __thiscall
            std::basic_string<
 char,
 struct
            std::char_traits,
 class std::allocator
            >::compare(
 class std::basic_string<

            char,

 struct std::char_traits,
 class
            std::allocator > const &)
            const"

(__imp_?compare@?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@QBEHABV12@@Z)