Is it possible to call a .dll file built by Fortran without "libifcoremd.dll" ..?

[lyricx]

When a .exe file calls a .dll file built by Fortran, must I provide
the "libifcoremd.dll" and some other .dll files (in IVF installed folder) in a search path?

That means whether I must install IVF if I use a .exe to call a .Dll file built by Fortran?
Thanks a lot!

[Jugoslav_Dujic]

1) It depends. The default setting for a dll is to use dll version run-time library. If you change that (Project/Properties/Fortran/Libraries/Run-time library), you will get the required RTL functions embedded in the dll instead. That might cause problems if the .exe is also built using IVF and certain conditions are met (.exe and .dll share I/O unit numbers and/or do mutual allocation/deallocation of memory, so Steve discourages that), but it's fairly unlikely.

2) Even if you use dll version of RTL, it's sufficient just to copy libifcoremd.dll to the .exe's folder or somewhere in PATH to the target computer.

[lyricx]

For your 2), Can I copy the .dll files required by our .exe called .dll
in our owner folder if I am planning to commercialize our software?
Is this behavior violate copyright? or we need negotiate with Intel? Thanks a lot for clarification!

[Jugoslav_Dujic]

To the best of my knowledge (I'm not an Intel employee), yes, you're allowed to distribute it with your software (Release versions only, not the ones with rtd.dll or mdd.dll suffix).

[Steven_L_Intel1]

There is a file fredist.txt in the docs folder that lists all the redistributable files.

[lyricx]

Thanks a lot for your clarifications!