libraries and linking

[c94wjpn]

No VS doesn't copy anything from one library to another. Why do you think it does that?

i) if I tell project A where B's library files are, it produces an A.lib file which is bigger
ii) if I build app P against A, it will only do so successfully if project A knows about B's library files.

These two points clearly demonstrate that project A is copying B's code and putting it into A.