Re: allocating memory in DLL and returning a handle to the applica
"Ulrich Eckhardt" wrote:
Bibo wrote:
how can I assure that I am using the same CRT in excutable and DLL?
1. Select the same settings in the runtime setup of your project.
2. Use #pragma comment(lib, ...) to link with your DLL so that the
executables automatically link the right (Debug/Release) version of your
DLL.
Other than that, I wouldn't know of any way to assure that programmatically.
Uli
Can I do this by definning the by explicitly call CRT_INIT() on process
attach and process detach of my DLL's entry point
No.
The runtime that your dll uses is chosen when you build it.
after that it is fixed.
you should never rely on the type of CRT that is used by a dll.
basically the only time this would be safe is if you build both the dll and
the application yourself.
in all other cases you have to make sure that memory is always deallocated
in the same module it was allocated in.
otherwise you will end up with the issues described here
http://vcfaq.mvps.org/lang/9.htm
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Kind regards,
Bruno.
bruno_nos_pam_van_dooren@hotmail.com
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