Which version to use static vs dll

[troyd1]

There are 4 exe versions for windows. q8 dll, q16 static, q8 dll and q8 static. I have been using the q16 and want to go to the q8 version. What is the difference between the dll version and the static version and what are the performance related specifics with it? I am trying to process huge amounts of graphics on a server.

Thanks

[magick]

DLL is recommended. Only portions of the code that are in use are loaded and the distribution is significantly smaller. You of course can use the static release if neither of these advantages are useful to you.