Configuration Type: Utility or Static Library

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Rudy Ray Moore

Each project in a VC7.1/2003/.net workspace must have a "Configuration
Type."

There are four options:
Application (.exe)
Dynamic Library (.dll)
Static Library (.lib)
Utility

What is "Utility"? I have a large workspace with many helper projects.
Currently, I have one project of type "Application (.exe)" and the rest of
type "Static Library (.lib)". I deliver the .exe to my customer.

Should my helper projects be "Utility"? I suspect using static libraries is
casuing me incremental link problems (whenever I make a change to a .lib, I
need to do a full link).

Additionally, Microsoft says "you cannot use edit and continue with static
libraries":
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnvc60/html/msdn_vc6ed_cont.asp

What's with all the hostility toward statically library projects with
VC2003/.net/7.1?

Rudy
 

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