Re: [boost] [atomic] [release] possible linking problem with atomic

Subject: Re: [boost] [atomic] [release] possible linking problem with atomic
From: Olaf van der Spek (ml_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-01-11 03:40:16

On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Andrey Semashev
<andrey.semashev_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> In Visual Studio, easily the most popular Windows IDE, the VC++ modules
>> all link by default to the DLL version of libraries ( RTL, MFC, ATL etc.
>> etc. ). Of course you can change this but the default is DLLs, not
>> static libs.
>
> Yes, you're right, although the libraries you list are typically available in
> Windows distribution and applications need not to worry distributing them.
> Boost is different in this regard.

That's not true, unfortunately. You'll have to take care of
redistributing the relevant installer yourself or link statically.
-- 
Olaf