What is the Visual C runtime?

Question

Hello,

I just wanted to know what is inside the Visual C ++ runtime DLLs? What code? Which functions? Just curious about that.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Is contains standard functions, like prinft, exit etc.

You can find the source code for the library in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\crt\src" (This is Visual Studio 2008)

The basic dll for Visual Studio 2008 is is msvcrt90.dll

See also this link

Answer 2

The runtime contains code, that is common to/needed in all C++ programs ('think default libraries') and generaly links your code to the OS and it's API.

Code to initialise the app, set up I/O, minimal error reporting/logging, memory management etc ..