Re: [boost] [config] Changes to reflect Visual C++ "15" preview 5

Subject: Re: [boost] [config] Changes to reflect Visual C++ "15" preview 5
From: Rob Conde (rob.conde_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-10-13 16:40:00

I said it wasn't ok for me since I found it failed with a customer. I'm afraid I don't have the time to investigate and determine how to reproduce the issue, and I don't have access to the customers machine. Although some (probably) relevant information can be found here:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34240852/stuck-while-installing-visual-studio-2015-update-for-microsoft-windows-kb29992

Rob

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From: Boost <boost-bounces_at_[hidden]> on behalf of Olaf van der Spek <ml_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 4:34:44 PM
To: boost_at_[hidden]
Subject: Re: [boost] [config] Changes to reflect Visual C++ "15" preview 5

On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 7:31 PM, Billy O'Neal (VC LIBS)
<bion_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>Is static preferred over app-local? I thought it was the other way around.
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> Static is preferred if it works for you. Unfortunately there are circumstances where you can't tolerate multiple CRTs in the same process because you need some global state to be synchronized, and in such cases the only option is to use the DLL.
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>>Windows Update?
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> Windows Update deploys the UCRT, and you just said that wasn't OK for you :)

You lost me.. where did I say that was not OK for me?
If WU takes care of that, I shouldn't need vcredist right?

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