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adzm
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Cross-compiling binaries for Windows is easier tha...
It links dynamically to msvcrt.dll which is updated as part of the os. I believe it still gets updates as long as it doesn't break the ABI. Modern vc++ links with the universal CRT which is an independently updated msvcrt distribution.
ygra
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Note:
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20140411-00/?p=12...
userbinator
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Of course he has to toe the company line. But the truth is far simpler.
samus
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Similar problem to Java applications directly accessing internal JDK packages, and then breaking once access was restricted.
dwattttt
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msvcrt.lib includes things other than direct imports to msvcrt.dll; bugs in that code are going to be linked into your binary at compile time.
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