build: statically link the CRT for MSVC targets#10930
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build: statically link the CRT for MSVC targets#10930shalupov wants to merge 1 commit intouutils:mainfrom
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Windows MSVC builds currently depend on `vcruntime140.dll` at runtime because Rust defaults to dynamic CRT linking for MSVC targets. This makes the release binaries non-self-contained. See discussion about binaries size difference and compatibility issues at uutils#10929 fixes uutils#10929
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Please add "fix #7162" to the comment |
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It does not automatically give Windows 7 compatibility: 
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Hmm... Can we make everything static? |
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static in Windows world does not mean free of extra dll dependencies or using newer functions in e.g. kernel32, unfortunately. that is what 
But it is tier3 and even extended support for W7 ended 2023. We can compile and test additional binaries .zip for W7 |
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OK. Thanlyou. But I don't hurry. (Myself does not use Windows |
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Windows MSVC builds currently depend on
vcruntime140.dllat runtime because Rust defaults to dynamic CRT linking for MSVC targets. This makes the release binaries non-self-contained.See discussion about binaries size difference and compatibility issues at #10929
fixes #10929