> Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2022 13:53:48 +0100 > From: Pali Rohár via Gcc <gcc@gcc.gnu.org> > > Hello! I would like to propose a new parameter for gcc: -mcrtdll= to > allow specifying against which Windows C Runtime library should be > binary linked. On Windows there are more crt libraries and currently gcc > links to libmsvcrt.a which is in most cases symlink to libmsvcrt-os.a > (but can be changed, e.g. during mingw-w64 building). mingw-w64 project > already builds import .a library for every crt dll library (from the old > crtdll.dll up to the new ucrtbase.dll), so it is ready for usage. Simple > patch for gcc which implements -mcrtdll parameter is below. Note that on > internet are other very similar patches for -mcrtdll= parameters and > some are parts of custom mingw32 / mingw-w64 gcc builds. What do you > think? Could gcc have "official" support for -mcrtdll= parameter?
Linking a program against a specific runtime means the produced binary will not run on Windows systems older than the one where it was linked. Why is such a limitation a good idea, may I ask?
