intel-win32 7.1 with VC++ 7.1 woes

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-01 17:10:08

To save others from wasting a lot of time, Intel 7.1 used with VC++ 7.1 has 
serious problems with non-static builds (/MD or /MDd options). Link errors 
on standard library components result if any of the /Z7, /Od, or /Ob0 
switches are used, and if the /Zc:wchar_t switch is not used.

These are Intel problems, and are also being reported on the Intel forums 
by IDE users.

As a workaround, I guess we could try static linking. But I don't know if 
it is worth it; the problem seems serious enough that you would think Intel 
will have to get a fix out PDQ. OTOH, the problem seems serious enough that 
Win32 Intel 7.1 shouldn't have been shipped in the first place. As more 
non-broken compilers become available, my tolerance for broken ones is 
slipping.

--Beman