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Win32
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+ Building Windows DLLs and C run-time (CRT) linkage issues
+ ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+ As a general rule, building a DLL with static CRT linkage is highly
+ discouraged, and intermixing CRTs in the same app is something to
+ avoid at any cost.
+
+ Reading and comprehension of Microsoft Knowledge Base articles
+ KB94248 and KB140584 is a must for any Windows developer. Especially
+ important is full understanding if you are not going to follow the
+ advice given above.
+
+ KB94248 - How To Use the C Run-Time
+ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/94248/en-us
+
+ KB140584 - How to link with the correct C Run-Time (CRT) library
+ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/140584/en-us
+
+ If your app is misbehaving in some strange way, or it is suffering
+ from memory corruption, before asking for further help, please try
+ first to rebuild every single library your app uses as well as your
+ app using the debug multithreaded dynamic C runtime.
+
MingW32
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