How to add dependency on VC110 to an 8.1 app built with VS2013

Question

We are upgrading our app from 8.0 to 8.1 and are using a 3rd party dll that requires the VS2012 (VC110) redistributables. How can we declare a dependency on the VC110 runtime? The dll in question is added to our project as a content item that does not participate in the build, and our generated AppxManifest.xml only contains the following dependency:

  <Dependencies>
    <PackageDependency Name="Microsoft.VCLibs.120.00.Debug" MinVersion="12.0.21005.1" />
  </Dependencies>

Answer 1

Hi Matthew,

You'll need an updated version of the 3rd party DLL built with VS2013. The VC110 runtimes are not valid for a Windows 8.1 app, and there is no way to update a DLL short of rebuilding it.

If your vendor cannot provide an updated DLL you'll have to stay with an 8.0 app.

We are aware that this is a problem area but don't have a better solution.

--Rob

Answer 2

Would there be any issue (certification wise) with us adding msvcr110.dll and vccorlib110.dll to our app as content items so they are distributed alongside the 3rd party dll?

Answer 3

I'd expect that including non-certifiable DLL as content would fail certification.

--Rob