distributing debug dll's

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DAlkema - 09 Feb 2006 20:51 GMT

Does dotnetfx contain the debug dlls? I.e., MSVCR80D.DLL, etc. If not, how
does one deploy these?

Thanks,
David

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Phil Wilson - 09 Feb 2006 21:48 GMT

You don't. They're not in the list of files allowed for redist. Note also
that they are in the VC\REDIST\Debug_NonRedist directory!

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> Does dotnetfx contain the debug dlls? I.e., MSVCR80D.DLL, etc. If not,
> how
> does one deploy these?
>
> Thanks,
> David

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DAlkema - 09 Feb 2006 22:41 GMT

So the assumption is that there will never be a need to distribute anything
compiled in debug? Wow.

> You don't. They're not in the list of files allowed for redist. Note also
> that they are in the VC\REDIST\Debug_NonRedist directory!
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> > Thanks,
> > David

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Phil Wilson - 10 Feb 2006 03:29 GMT

I think it's a legal thing, but I don't know the details. I believe it's
something to do with keeping proprietary information out of the public
domain, because that means it woud eventually become public property, not
Microsoft's IP any more.

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> So the assumption is that there will never be a need to distribute
> anything
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DAlkema - 10 Feb 2006 04:05 GMT

Well, I guess that will just be something else to get used to. We're
converting a VC6.0 app, and in the early stages of development we always
deployed debug builds to the unit test boxes. It just helped to not have to
feel all the pain at once.

Thanks for your help on this.

David

> I think it's a legal thing, but I don't know the details. I believe it's
> something to do with keeping proprietary information out of the public
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Phil Wilson - 10 Feb 2006 19:01 GMT

Internal test boxes aren't really the same thing as a release build to the
public. I don't recall the Visual Studio license rules, but you may be able
to install enough of VS on the test boxes for your testing scenarios.

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> Well, I guess that will just be something else to get used to. We're
> converting a VC6.0 app, and in the early stages of development we always
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>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> > David

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