MT or MD for static release?

Question

In the static release of my application, I do not want the user to need the msvcrt runtime. My application depends on another library that I compile myself. Should this library use multithreaded or multithreaded DLL when compiling it? The library is static compiled.

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Looks like an answer here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1073509/should-i-redistribute-msvcrt-dll-with-my-application — holtavolt, May 20 '11 at 00:15

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 20 '11 at 00:14

VC++'s license agreement prohibits the distribution of debug builds on any computer that doesn't already have VC++ installed, so your only option is to use /MTd or /MDd for debug builds while developing the application and /MT for the release build meant for distribution.

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered May 20 '11 at 00:19

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You should use DLL CRTs wherever possible, you can end up with trouble if you start linking multiple copies statically. If you know for a fact that you're compiling the final product, then you could link statically.

answered May 20 '11 at 00:19

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