Re: how to get .lib from .dll

From: Matt Taylor (para_at_tampabay.rr.com)
Date: 12/29/03 

Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 05:54:04 +0000 (UTC)

"Tim Roberts" <timr@probo.com> wrote in message
news:i64vuv0a0sjflo7rlaqnon234fp012572n@4ax.com...
<snip>
> crtdll.dll contains a DLL version of the C runtime library. Everything in
> there is also available in LIBC.LIB, which has the advantage of linking
> directly with your application and avoiding another DLL load.
<snip>

Static linking is only appropriate if you have one single binary. Otherwise
you will get 2 copies of the C runtime. Not only is this larger, but it will
cause problems when trying to share things like buffers, FILE objects, and
other persistent C runtime data. I find it easier to dynamic link and
completely avoid such issues. You can link the C runtime dynamically by
using other libs such as libcmt.lib.

Also, it is worth pointing out that most libc functions are provided by the
Win32 system itself.

-Matt

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