tensorflow: Windows import library is missing sufficient symbols to use C++ API

System information

• OS Platform and Distribution Windows 10
• TensorFlow installed from (source or binary): Source
• TensorFlow version: 2.3.0
• Python version: 3.8.5
• Bazel version (if compiling from source): 3.3.1
• GCC/Compiler version (if compiling from source): Visual Studio 2019

Expected Result

The generated Windows Binaries should export sufficient symbols to compile and link a basic program using the C++ API

Actual Result

Compiling and linking a basic Tensorflow C++ program with the Windows Binaries results in undefined symbols.

Provide the exact sequence of commands / steps that you executed before running into the problem

Example from Tensorflow 2.3.0 API Reference

main.cpp

#include <tensorflow/cc/framework/scope.h>
#include <tensorflow/cc/client/client_session.h>
#include <tensorflow/cc/ops/array_ops.h>
#include <tensorflow/cc/ops/math_ops.h>

#include <vector>

namespace tf = tensorflow;
using namespace tf::ops;

int main() {
    tf::Scope root = tf::Scope::NewRootScope();
    auto a = Placeholder(root, tf::DT_INT32);
    auto c = Add(root, a, {41});

    tf::ClientSession session(root);
    std::vector<tf::Tensor> outputs;

    auto status = session.Run({{a, {1}}}, {c}, &outputs);

    return 0;
}

CMakeLists.txt

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
project(tensorflow_example)

set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE TRUE)
add_executable(example main.cpp)

target_link_libraries(example PRIVATE "${TENSORFLOW_ROOT}/tensorflow_cc.lib")
target_compile_definitions(example PRIVATE NOMINMAX)
target_include_directories(example PRIVATE
    "${TENSORFLOW_ROOT}/include"
    "${TENSORFLOW_ROOT}/include/src"
)

python configure.py
<Accept defaults>
bazel build --config=opt //tensorflow:tensorflow_cc
bazel build --config=opt //tensorflow:tensorflow_cc_dll_import_lib
bazel build --config=opt //tensorflow:install_headers

mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DTENSORFLOW_ROOT=<path to bazel-bin/tensorflow>
cmake --build .

The compilation succeeds but linking fails with the following missing externals:

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main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: __cdecl tensorflow::Operation::Operation(class tensorflow::Node *)" (??0Operation@tensorflow@@QEAA@PEAVNode@1@@Z) referenced in function "public: __cdecl tensorflow::Input::Input(class std::initializer_list<struct tensorflow::Input::Initializer> const &)" (??0Input@tensorflow@@QEAA@AEBV?$initializer_list@UInitializer@Input@tensorflow@@@std@@@Z) [C:\Users\plane\projects\tf_test\build\example.vcxproj]
main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: __cdecl tensorflow::Input::Initializer::Initializer(class std::initializer_list<struct tensorflow::Input::Initializer> const &)" (??0Initializer@Input@tensorflow@@QEAA@AEBV?$initializer_list@UInitializer@Input@tensorflow@@@std@@@Z) referenced in function "public: __cdecl tensorflow::Input::Input(class std::initializer_list<struct tensorflow::Input::Initializer> const &)" (??0Input@tensorflow@@QEAA@AEBV?$initializer_list@UInitializer@Input@tensorflow@@@std@@@Z) [C:\Users\plane\projects\tf_test\build\example.vcxproj]
main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: __cdecl tensorflow::Scope::~Scope(void)" (??1Scope@tensorflow@@QEAA@XZ) referenced in function main [C:\Users\plane\projects\tf_test\build\example.vcxproj]
main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: static class tensorflow::Scope __cdecl tensorflow::Scope::NewRootScope(void)" (?NewRootScope@Scope@tensorflow@@SA?AV12@XZ) referenced in function main [C:\Users\plane\projects\tf_test\build\example.vcxproj]
main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: __cdecl tensorflow::ClientSession::ClientSession(class tensorflow::Scope const &)" (??0ClientSession@tensorflow@@QEAA@AEBVScope@1@@Z) referenced in function main [C:\Users\plane\projects\tf_test\build\example.vcxproj]
main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: __cdecl tensorflow::ClientSession::~ClientSession(void)" (??1ClientSession@tensorflow@@QEAA@XZ) referenced in function main [C:\Users\plane\projects\tf_test\build\example.vcxproj]
main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: class tensorflow::Status __cdecl tensorflow::ClientSession::Run(class std::unordered_map<class tensorflow::Output,struct tensorflow::Input::Initializer,struct tensorflow::OutputHash,struct std::equal_to<class tensorflow::Output>,class std::allocator<struct std::pair<class tensorflow::Output const ,struct tensorflow::Input::Initializer> > > const &,class std::vector<class tensorflow::Output,class std::allocator<class tensorflow::Output> > const &,class std::vector<class tensorflow::Tensor,class std::allocator<class tensorflow::Tensor> > *)const " (?Run@ClientSession@tensorflow@@QEBA?AVStatus@2@AEBV?$unordered_map@VOutput@tensorflow@@UInitializer@Input@2@UOutputHash@2@U?$equal_to@VOutput@tensorflow@@@std@@V?$allocator@U?$pair@$$CBVOutput@tensorflow@@UInitializer@Input@2@@std@@@7@@std@@AEBV?$vector@VOutput@tensorflow@@V?$allocator@VOutput@tensorflow@@@std@@@5@PEAV?$vector@VTensor@tensorflow@@V?$allocator@VTensor@tensorflow@@@std@@@5@@Z) referenced in function main [C:\Users\plane\projects\tf_test\build\example.vcxproj]
main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: __cdecl tensorflow::ops::Placeholder::Placeholder(class tensorflow::Scope const &,enum tensorflow::DataType)" (??0Placeholder@ops@tensorflow@@QEAA@AEBVScope@2@W4DataType@2@@Z) referenced in function main [C:\Users\plane\projects\tf_test\build\example.vcxproj]
main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: __cdecl tensorflow::ops::Add::Add(class tensorflow::Scope const &,class tensorflow::Input,class tensorflow::Input)" (??0Add@ops@tensorflow@@QEAA@AEBVScope@2@VInput@2@1@Z) referenced in function main [C:\Users\plane\projects\tf_test\build\example.vcxproj]
C:\Users\plane\projects\tf_test\build\Debug\example.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 9 unresolved externals [C:\Users\plane\projects\tf_test\build\example.vcxproj]