Using zlib and freetype static libraries causes LNK2005/LNK4006 about freetype-windows-binaries HOT 3 CLOSED

/FORCE:MULTIPLE will only hide the problem. Your application might crash unexpectedly if the wrong function is called.
A simple way to solve the problem is to use the import library and dll in the release dll folder, because in this case the inflatexxx functions are not exported.

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It seems to be a bug in the freetype sources when compiling static libraries under Windows.
I modified the source and now the zlib functions are not exported anymore.

@blackandwhitebg Can you try the libraries in commit 7e8053a ?

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Thank you for your response.
Yes, this works. The issue can be closed.

(Since using the lib is most likely the preferred way for people who don't want any external dependencies, I would only add a suggestion for future releases to include different libs with /MT and /MD compilations, so whoever wants just a single executable, not depending on anything else at all can use the /MT compilation)

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