MSVCRTD.lib(cpu_disp.obj) : warning LNK4210: .CRT section exists; there may be unhandled static initializers or terminators

Question

I know this question has popped up before but I could not find a good answer so I try here.

I have a pure C dll (Win32) and I get this warning when compiling:

MSVCRTD.lib(cpu_disp.obj) : warning LNK4210: .CRT section exists; there may be unhandled static initializers or terminators

Everything seems to work just fine but I am concerned about this warning since I do not understad it. I have quite a few static variables but I do not understand what ".CRT section exist" means.

What approach should I take to eliminate this warning. When I try to add the libs msdn suggests I get a ton of linker errors.

Don't ignore this warning, the CRT needs to be initialized properly with a "static initializer". Document your linker options. — Hans Passant, Jan 18 '10 at 14:40

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered May 25 '11 at 03:22

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I too had this problem; as noted when the question was asked here, the problem was the /ENTRY:"main" which gave this error; removing that argument fixes the warning.

answered May 25 '11 at 03:22

benpmorgan

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Thank you, this was the problem for me too. – Matěj Zábský Jan 05 '14 at 17:42

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 12 '14 at 10:15

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I solved this error by removing the /NOENTRY linker option.

answered Jan 12 '14 at 10:15

liorda

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MSVCRTD.lib(cpu_disp.obj) : warning LNK4210: .CRT section exists; there may be unhandled static initializers or terminators

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