#14537: Do not link to msvcrt.dll ------------------------------------------+---------------------------- Reporter: johndoe | Owner: (none) Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler (Linking) | Version: 8.2.1 Keywords: | Operating System: Windows Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: Other Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: ------------------------------------------+---------------------------- msvcrt is a system component and you can't depend on it, it should be either msvcrVERSION.dll if you're using dynamic linkage or nothing if you're using static. https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-us/2203f72c- 5f09-4565-97b3-21337672b191/msvcrtdll?forum=vcgeneral More against msvcrt: https://sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/wiki2/The%20case%20against%20msvcrt.dll/ GCC solution: http://www.mingw.org/node/25#comment-106 (not sure if it is relevant here) P.S. I am not user of GHC, I am just using one application written in Haskell. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14537 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler