Linking with both static and dynamic libraries in MSVC

Question

I am working on a c++ project that links to a static library. However, I want to use intel's TBB, which is only available as a dynamic library. I tried to set this up in visual studio but I can't get it to work. Does anyone have detailed directions to do this if it is possible?

Answer 1

Typically when a library is made available as a dynamic library (.dll), it also comes with a .lib file to link against (as discussed in this question). This can be added to the project's list of inputs the same way that a static library is

Project Properties->Configuration Properties->Linker->Input->Additional Dependencies (in VS2008)

If a .lib is not available, then you'll have to load the .dll at runtime using Win32 API function LoadLibraryEx and then subsequent calls to GetProcAddress to get the addresses of the functions you need.

Answer 2

Are you talking about linking to a RUNTIME library? No you can only link to one. You have to either change your project, or you have to recompile the TBB to link to static runtime as well.