Re: LoadLibrary question
Tushar wrote:
Hi All,
Could anyone please let me know if it is possible to load a library which
has been built with a /MD compiler witch into an exe which has been build
with a /ML compiler switch using 'LoadLibrary'?
I am sure that it can be done, but I want to know what will be the
implications of such a load? Would that be a good idea?
Also, if at all I am to load a dll into an exe which has been statically
linked to C runtime libraries (using /ML option), should the dll to be loaded
be also statically linked to C runtime libraries or it will be OK if the dll
has been dyanamically linked with C runtime libraries (using say /MD option)?
Thanks,
Tushar.
The LoadLibrary call should work in all cases, but there could be other
problems. Using anything except /MD means the exe and DLL are each
using their own separate heap memory managers. And that means that
memory allocated in one cannot be freed in the other. If the code
attempts such reallocations then the exe and DLL must both use /MD (or
/MDd) so they will share a common heap.
--
Scott McPhillips [VC++ MVP]
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