Is it the game plan to package the msvcrt80.dll with Csound so that
users won't need to download separately?

On Nov 7, 2007 5:24 AM, Michael Gogins <gogins@pipeline.com> wrote:
> This is not my doing, it is Microsoft's. I expect this to be a permanent
> situation. Microsoft's reasoning is that they need to tie binaries to
> specific versions of libraries for stability and security reasons, and this
> is how they chose to do it. The same problems do indeed exist on Linux, but
> the Linux solution is qualified sonames, e.g. csound32.so.5.1 or
> csound32.so.5.0. I guess this was too simple and Linux-like for Microsoft to
> copy.
>
> Sorry.
>
> Regards,
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Mortimer" <timmortimer@d2.net.au>
> To: <csound-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 4:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [Cs-dev] OSC on Windows float installers
>
>
> >
> > My XP installation is Service Pack 1
> >
> > 1) do i still need to do this?
> >
> > 2) the link to the microsoft download Visual C++ site (i.e. your link
> > Mike)
> > says
> >
> > "Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 3; Windows 98;
> > Windows 98 Second Edition; Windows ME; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP
> > Service Pack 2"
> >
> > if 1) == "yes" then i guess this means i'd better find a service pack 2
> > update - just so i can continue to run Csound? (my music PC was not, is
> > not,
> > & never will be online...)
> >
> > I don't like to be picky, but i am starting to get a hunch that this is
> > not
> > an "ideal" solution....
> >
> > An avid watcher of this thread (who understands little other than it has
> > some potentially major implications beyond my level of expertise &
> > understanding) awaits further input & developments....
> >
> >
> > Michael Gogins wrote:
> >>
> >> I have discovered the cause of these problems with rtpa.dll and the Fluid
> >> opcodes.
> >>
> >> In Csound 5.07's Windows installers, I built the PortAudio DLL (used by
> >> rtpa.dll) and the FluidSynth DLL (used by fluidOpcodes.dll) using
> >> Microsoft
> >> Visual C++ Express Edition, Service Pack 1, instead of with MSYS/MinGW or
> >> MSVC++ Express Edition before the service pack, as I used to do. The
> >> result
> >> is a more complete, up to date, and probably faster build.
> >>
> >> However, with Service Pack 1, Visual C++ creates a "manifest" for all
> >> applications and DLLs that tightly ties the binary with a specific
> >> version
> >> of the Microsoft C runtime library (msvcr80.dll, in this case). This DLL
> >> has
> >> to be just exactly the right version (specified in the manifest) and it
> >> has
> >> to be installed in the just right location (also specified in the
> >> manifest).
> >>
> >> The best way for you and other users to resolve these issues is to
> >> download
> >> and run the following installer, which installs the required runtime
> >> library
> >> and other DLLs as "side by side" assemblies in the Windows directory:
> >>
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=32BC1BEE-A3F9-4C13-9C99-220B62A191EE&displaylang=en
> >>
> >> I recommend that you do this, and please let us all know if it works!
> >>
> >> Alternatively, you could try to download msvcr80.dll from
> >> http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?msvcr80 and copy it
> >> into
> >> your Csound bin directory as a "private assembly". The manifest for
> >> portaudio_x86.dll is:
> >>
> >> <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes'?>
> >> <assembly xmlns='urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1' manifestVersion='1.0'>
> >>   <dependency>
> >>     <dependentAssembly>
> >>       <assemblyIdentity type='win32' name='Microsoft.VC80.CRT'
> >> version='8.0.50608.0' processorArchitecture='x86'
> >> publicKeyToken='1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b' />
> >>     </dependentAssembly>
> >>   </dependency>
> >> </assembly>
> >>
> >> So, I think if you ended up with this it should work:
> >>
> >> csound/bin/Microsoft.VC80.CRT/msvcr80.dll
> >>
> >> I will attempt to put msvcr80.dll into the installer in the correct
> >> directory as a private assembly. If that does not work, I will include
> >> the
> >> redistributable installer in the Csound installer.
> >>
> >> Hope this helps,
> >> Mike
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > --
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> >
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