[CMake] CMake with VS2015 C++ Build Tools and missing ucrtbased.dll

[Roger Leigh]

On 10/03/2017 16:47, TT wrote:
> I'm having the same problem with "missing" ucrtbased.dll even though it is
> present in all the platforms under C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows
> Kits\10\bin\
>
> I have tried reinstalling the Windows SDK and the Microsoft C++ Build Tools
> (2015).

 From Andrew Pardoe: "It turns out that the Build Tools SKU only 
installs the universal CRT for developers on Windows 10. We should have 
had it install on all OS. We'll fix this in the next release."  From a 
private reply from this thread: 
https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/4r8n41/what_are_some_reasons_why_visual_studio_seems_so/d51sh2f/?context=3

It's a bit broken.  The 2017 version seems OK though.


Regards,
Roger