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> apps on windows usually ship all DLLs alongside the binary Can someone tell me why this is the case? Beyond simply not having a package manager to do depende
by beojan 8y ago
> apps on windows usually ship all DLLs alongside the binary
Can someone tell me why this is the case? Beyond simply not having a package manager to do dependency resolution. You lose most of the benefits of shared libraries if you do this.
This is probably why dynamic linking appears to be decidedly a second-class citizen with Rust and co.
- setr 8y agoAfaik, they ship installers usually, not simply a dll binary for their local use; if its installed systemwide, no installation occurs, and if not, its installed system-wide. But the system’s copy is used generally, in either case.
- CamperBob2 8y agoCan someone tell me why this is the case? Because hard disk space is dirt cheap and my time and sanity are not.