Hi, I'm building a Perl extension (dll in Windows XP) using ExtUtils::MakeMaker. This dll needs to link with other libraries that were built in static mode (-MTd). My perl configuration states dynamic libraries (-MD) which causes MakeMaker to pull a dynamic C library (msvcrtd.dll). The other libraries are using the static C library (libcmtd.lib) These dynamic and static C libraries collide giving link errors. Is there a way to force perl to compile with (-MTd) albeit its configuration flags? I tried reinstalling Perl (ActiveState perl v5.8.8 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread) but didn't see an option to control the configuration flags. Also, my platform supports both dynamic (-MD) and static (-MTd) builds. Does this mean that I have to maintain two versions of Perl? Thanks, Avner

In reply to Perl MakeMaker - how to force Perl linking with the static C library (libcrt.lib) instead of dynamic C library (msvcrt.lib) by Avner

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