[msvcrt] how to handle msvcr*.dll ?

Raphael fenix at club-internet.fr
Mon Nov 28 16:14:50 CST 2005


On Monday 28 November 2005 19:46, Daniel Remenak wrote:
> On 11/27/05, Raphael <fenix at club-internet.fr> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >  since visual studio .net (2002,3,5) MS provides newer versions of
> > msvcrt: - msvcr70.dll
> >  - msvcr71.dll
> >  - msvcr80.dll
> >  ...
> > (and same equivalents for  msvcp*.dll)
> >
> > how we will handle that on wine:
> >  - creating new dll forlders and using forwards to current msvcrt.dll
> >   or
> >  - creating only new .spec files on msvcrt folder
> >  ?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Raphael
>
> See:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vclib/html
>/_crt_c_run.2d.time_libraries.asp Particularly the section "What is the
> difference between msvcrt.dll and msvcr71.dll?"
>
><snip>. 
>Windows does not and will not distribute them, and neither should wine. 

I know that but many application expect they are already there 
(and they are usually installed with microsoft patches/packages/...)

> --Daniel Remenak

Regards,
Raphael
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