msvcrt

• Base runtime libraries, and installer/runtime support executables
• This package includes the Microsoft runtimes corresponding to Visual Studio 6, 2002 (7.0), 2003 (7.1) and 9.0 (2008).
• The visual studio 8.0 runtime is actually installed in the system directory by virtue of a post install step running and then deleting the file vcredist_x86.exe.
• This package includes xxmklink used for creating start menu and desktop links in post install scripts.
• This package includes textreplace used for post processing scripts with hardcoded paths as part of post install scripts.
• This package includes dllupdate used for installing dlls into \windows\system32 when newer as part of post install scripts.
• This package creates the o4w_env.bat used by some scripts to setup the OSGeo4W environment.
• Maintained by FrankWarmerdam.