How can I reference a library I downloaded in MSYS2 in VS Code (Windows)?

I'm new to C++. I installed the C/C++ and C/C++ Extension Pack and following instructions to install MSYS2.

Through MSYS2 I downloaded mingw-w64-x86_64-crypto++ and verified that it is present (pacman -Q). I also confirm that the package is in the include directory (in my case: D:\msys64\mingw64\include\cryptopp).

I verified that VS Code was working (Hello World) using C/C++: g++.exe.

I am trying to include:

#include <cryptopp/sha.h>
#include <cryptopp/hmac.h>
#include <cryptopp/pbkdf2.h>

When I attempt to run the solution, I get an error even though the header file is in the MSYS2 directory:

cryptopp/sha.h: No such file or directory

How can I resolve this?

My c_cpp_properties.json reads as follows:

{
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Win32",
            "includePath": [
                "${workspaceFolder}/**",
                "D:\\msys64\\mingw64\\include\\"
            ],
            "defines": [
                "_DEBUG",
                "UNICODE",
                "_UNICODE"
            ],
            "compilerPath": "D:\\msys64\\ucrt64\\bin\\gcc.exe",
            "cStandard": "c17",
            "cppStandard": "gnu++17",
            "intelliSenseMode": "windows-gcc-x64"
        }
    ],
    "version": 4
}

I downloaded a short program that has a function (I commented out part of it afterward):

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

#include <cryptopp/sha.h>
#include <cryptopp/hmac.h>
#include <cryptopp/pbkdf2.h>

using namespace CryptoPP;

int main() {
    std::string password = "my_password";
    std::string salt = "random_salt";
    unsigned int iterations = 10000; // Adjust iterations for desired strength
    unsigned int key_length = 32; // Desired key length in bytes

    byte key[key_length];

 /*   
    PKCS5_PBKDF2_HMAC<SHA256> pbkdf;
    pbkdf.DeriveKey(key, key_length, (const byte*)password.data(), password.length(),
                   (const byte*)salt.data(), salt.length(), iterations);

    // Convert key to hex for display (optional)
    std::string hex_key;
    HexEncoder encoder;
    encoder.Attach(new StringSink(hex_key));
    encoder.Put(key, key_length);
    encoder.MessageEnd();

    std::cout << "Derived key: " << hex_key << std::endl;
*/ 
    return 0;
}

The corrected tasks.json that points to the correct library. Added libcryptopp.a to the args array:

Another point to note is that I was downloading the wrong library: See first comment.

{
    "tasks": [
        {
            "type": "cppbuild",
            "label": "C/C++: g++.exe build active file",
            "command": "D:\\msys64\\ucrt64\\bin\\g++.exe",
            "args": [
                "-fdiagnostics-color=always",
                "-g",
                "${file}",
                "-o",
                "${fileDirname}\\${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe",
                "D:\\msys64\\ucrt64\\lib\\libcryptopp.a"
            ],
            "options": {
                "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
            },
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$gcc"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
        }
    ],
    "version": "2.0.0"
}