From: Saynatkari <ruby-ml@...>
Date: 2005-04-13T01:21:16+09:00
Subject: Re: extensions on Windows

Steven Jenkins wrote:
> Robert Klemme wrote:
> 
>>>I ran into this one as well while using the free compilation tools
>>
>>>from Microsoft. I believe you also have to install the .Net SDK to
>>
>>>get the MSVCRT.lib. Hope that helps.
>>
>>
>>I'm not 100% sure but I think I remember that this lib is part of the OS.
>>Did you check whether you have that file or MSVCRT.DLL on your machine?
> 
> 
> I have 17 copies of the .dll, but none of the .lib.
> 
> The error I get is
> 
> LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file "MSVCRT.LIB'
> 
> Can I link against the DLL?

It is theoretically possible to unwind a DLL into a LIB (you need
to mess with the config) but I was never successful with these
particular files. I would send you mine but I got rid of Windows.

Just download the .Net SDK and throw everything else away :)

> Steve

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