microsoft-runtime-library

Is _write in io.h a blocking call?

I've inherited some code which, to initialise some hardware, writes a few bytes and then waits for a return. To do this it calls the _write function from io.h. From my testing, it looks like it's locking up at that point. So my questions are as follows: Is that function a blocking function? Is there a way of setting a timeout? Is there...

Automatic inclusion of runtime library/framework into the installation package VS2008

Project1: A C++ EXE project with code generation option "runtime library" set to "Multithreaded Debug Dll". Project2: A C# EXE project developed with .Net Version, say, 3.5 Suppose I want to write an installer project for these projects. I naturally include their primary outputs (the exe's) in the installation package. But the exe's a...