what does MD , LD etc stands for?

Question

In c++ compiling, there is MD, MT and LD. MT is obviously multi-thread, what about others?

Answer 1

MD: use Multithread DLL Library

MT: use Multithread, statically-linked library

LD: Create a DLL

See this MSDN link for more info

Answer 2

The command-line options for CL.EXE are all explained here . For your specific options:

• /MD Creates a multithreaded DLL using MSVCRT.lib.
• /MT Creates a multithreaded executable file using LIBCMT.lib.
• /LD Creates a dynamic-link library.

Answer 3

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2kzt1wy3(v=vs.80).aspx

Pretty complete and informative link regarding compilation flags.