Composer XE Redistributable MSI does not have DLL .lib's

[Allen_Barnett]

Hi: We distribute our Fortran code to a partner as a static library which they link into their product. Previously, the ifort 11.1 redistributable package included both the .lib and the .dll parts of the run-time libraries (http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/redistributable-libraries-of-the-intel-c-and-fortran-compiler-for-windows/). However, the Composer XE (ifort 12) redistributables only contain the run-time .dll's (http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/redistributable-libraries-for-the-intel-c-and-visual-fortran-composer-xe-for-windows/). Does our partner still need the .lib parts of the run-time .dll's in order to link our static library into their application? (I'm not a windows expert, so I could be missing something painfully obvious.)
Thanks,
Allen

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Hmm - I don't recall if this was an intentional change. Yes, your partner would need the static libraries (libifcore.lib, etc.) in order to link your static libraries. For now you would have to supply these yourself - you are allowed to redistribute files listed in the fredist.txt file found in the compiler Documentation\en_US folder.

[Allen_Barnett]

OK. Thanks, Steve.