C++ – How to build a debug .exe (MSVCRTD.lib) against a release built lib (MSVCRT.lib)

I'm using Visual C++ 2008, SP1. I have a QT app (gui, .exe) in debug build config. It's set to use the Multi-threaded Debug DLL version of the CRT, aka MSVCRTD.lib.

I'm linking against a 3rd party library that is built in release mode and using the Multi-threaded DLL (non-debug) version of the CRT, aka MSVCRT.lib.

It links and runs but crashes at startup. While linking I get the warning:

LINK : warning LNK4098: defaultlib 'MSVCRT' conflicts with use of other libs; use /NODEFAULTLIB:library

I tried setting /NODEFAULTLIB:msvcrt.lib

but that resulted in 5 linking errors due to missing symbols.

So is it not possible to use two different libs? What is the alternative? Can I create a DLL out of the 3rd party lib I have? Or is that something the 3rd party would have to do?

The exception at startup is:

"Unhandled exception at ……. in MyApp.exe: ……
Access violation reading location 0x00000000f"

The following is the call stack after the app is run and it crashes:

MyApp.exe!std::_Aux_cont::_Getcont()  + 0xa bytes   C++
MyApp.exe!std::_Iterator_base_aux::_Getmycont()  + 0x1b bytes   C++
MyApp.exe!std::_Tree<std::_Tmap_traits<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> >,unsigned int,std::less<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > >,std::allocator<std::pair<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > const ,unsigned int> >,0> >::const_iterator::operator*()  + 0x28 bytes  C++
MyApp.exe!std::_Tree<std::_Tmap_traits<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> >,unsigned int,std::less<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > >,std::allocator<std::pair<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > const ,unsigned int> >,0> >::iterator::operator*()  + 0xf bytes C++
MyApp.exe!std::map<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> >,unsigned int,std::less<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > >,std::allocator<std::pair<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > const ,unsigned int> > >::operator[]()  + 0xe9 bytes    C++
MyApp.exe!ThirdPartyLib::client::`anonymous namespace'::init_xlt_mode()  + 0x5f bytes   C++
MyApp.exe!_GetCommandLineW@0()  + 0x8d8f3 bytes C++
msvcr90d.dll!_initterm(void (void)* * pfbegin=0x006c4468, void (void)* * pfend=0x006cb0b8)  Line 903    C
MyApp.exe!__tmainCRTStartup()  Line 501 + 0xf bytes C
MyApp.exe!WinMainCRTStartup()  Line 403 C
kernel32.dll!7c817067()