What does “use -D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS” mean?

Question

I\'ve got an error trying to compile my curve compression program, error no C4996, function call with parameters may be unsafe. It\'s telling me to use the above. The error

Answer 1

-D is compiler flag or a macro like you were defined in your source code.

-D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS defines _SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS macro.

Please look at below link for more details on _SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS macro. https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/why-am-i-getting-these-_scl_secure_no_warnings-messages/