libstdc++-6.dll not found

If you are using MingW to compile C++ code on Windows, you may like to add the options -static-libgcc and -static-libstdc++ to link the C and C++ standard libraries statically and thus remove the need to carry around any separate copies of those. Version management of libraries is a pain in Windows, so I've found this approach the quickest and cleanest solution to creating Windows binaries.

As far as I know, this is the C++ Runtime Library. So it depends on the compiler you use to create your program (A new version will include some C++0x stuff, an older version will probably not for instance. It depends of the compiler and of its version).

If you use MinGW then you should use the libstdc++-6.dll found into the folder of this compiler. MinGW/bin folder should be the place to search for it on your computer.

If you copy this file in the same directory as your executable, it should be OK.

Simply removing libstdc++-6.dll.a \ libstdc++.dll.a from the mingw directory fixes this.

I tried using the flag -static-libstdc++ but this did not work for me. I found the solution in: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/4468#