Re: C++ Programmer's Goldmine is on line now: http://www.cppgoldmine.comze.com/
David Ching wrote:
"David Wilkinson" <no-reply@effisols.com> wrote in message
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Yes, you would still have to dynamically link to CRT/MFC but Xenocode
would bundle those DLL's (along with the .NET ones) into one huge .exe,
so your customers only see the one huge .exe. But you would need to use
Xenocode Virtual Application Studio (another product of theirs) instead
of PostBuild since that is the one that handles bundling native
components as well (PostBuild is .NET only).
But why is dynamically linking CRT/MFC a problem? WIth app-local
deployment this is easily done. But since you (without Xenocode) need
to install .NET anyway, why not just install CRT/MFC redist?
David:
Thanks for the information about Xenocode.
I guess I just like to have an application that will download quickly (even on
dial-up), deploy in seconds (using Inno Setup), and can be backed up onto a
floppy if desired. AFAIK, only static linking can give you that.
--
David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP
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