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"LNK2038: mismatch detected for '_MSC_VER'" error when you build MPI applications in Visual Studio

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Symptoms

You receive the following linker errors when you build applications by using the 4.2.4400.0 version of Microsoft Message Passing Interface (MS-MPI):
In Microsoft Visual Studio 2012:
LNK2038: mismatch detected for '_MSC_VER': value '1600' does not match value '1700'.
In Microsoft Visual Studio 2013:
LNK2038: mismatch detected for '_MSC_VER': value '1600' does not match value '1800'.

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Cause

The 4.2.4400 version of MS-MPI depends on the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 C++ runtime library, and this library is incompatible with later Visual Studio C++ runtimes.

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Resolution

To resolve the issue, install the update for the MS-MPI Fortran binding libraries.

Note To uninstall the update, you must uninstall the whole MS-MPI redistributable package.

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More Information

The following files are affected by this update:
MSMPI_LIB64\msmpifec.lib
MSMPI_LIB64\msmpifmc.lib
MSMPI_LIB32\msmpifec.lib
MSMPI_LIB32\msmpifmc.lib
MSMPI_LIB32\msmpifes.lib
MSMPI_LIB32\msmpifms.lib
For more information about HPC Pack 2012 R2 MS-MPI Redistributable Package, visit the following Microsoft website:
HPC Pack 2012 R2 MS-MPI Redistributable Package

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Article Info
Article ID : 2968637
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 6/17/2014
Exists online : False
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