[#STDCXX-610] [Windows] add version information to the library

C++ Standard Library

[Windows] add version information to the library

Created: 22/Oct/07 07:06 PM Updated: 11/Jul/09 12:06 AM

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Component/s:

Build and Installation

Affects Version/s:

4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.2.0

Fix Version/s:

4.3.0

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File Attachments:

	File Name	Date Attached	Attached By	Size
	libstd.rc	2007-12-19 08:00 PM	Farid Zaripov	5 kB

Environment:

MSVC and Intel C++ on Windows

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This issue is related to:

STDCXX-675 [MSVC] implement autolinking feature

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Cosmetic

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From the thread starting at http://www.nabble.com/-VERSION-linker-option-on-Windows-tf4650202.html:

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: /VERSION linker option on Windows
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:20:09 -0500
From: William A. Rowe, Jr. <wrowe@rowe-clan.net>
Reply-To: stdcxx-dev@incubator.apache.org
To: stdcxx-dev@incubator.apache.org
References: <4717E51C.5060303@roguewave.com>

Martin Sebor wrote:
> Are we making use of it? If not, should we be?
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/h88b7dc8(VS.80).aspx

It's not terribly interesting.

You really want to focus on the VERSIONINFO member of the library's dll resource,
which provides a whole lot more meaningful information to the user/developer.
I presume you already attach that?

Bill

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