Re: Visual C++ 2005

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From: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: "Andreas Pflug" <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de>
Cc: "Hiroshi Saito" <z-saito(at)guitar(dot)ocn(dot)ne(dot)jp>, <pgadmin-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Visual C++ 2005
Date: 2006-04-21 16:22:39
Message-ID: E7F85A1B5FF8D44C8A1AF6885BC9A0E4011C9EBD@ratbert.vale-housing.co.uk
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andreas Pflug [mailto:pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de]
> Sent: 21 April 2006 17:07
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: Hiroshi Saito; pgadmin-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [pgadmin-hackers] Visual C++ 2005
>
> > Why?
>
> Apparently, VC2005 links mandatorily/unavoidable to .NET CRT
> libs which aren't necessarily present on the system, and
> which should not be delivered with the app (according to MS).

Ah, now that I didn't know. So, you're expected to distribute the entire
.NET Framework just to get msvcrt8.dll (or whatever)? Urgh.

Regards, Dave


From: Andreas Pflug <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de>
To: Dave Page <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: Hiroshi Saito <z-saito(at)guitar(dot)ocn(dot)ne(dot)jp>, pgadmin-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Visual C++ 2005
Date: 2006-04-21 16:37:02
Message-ID: 44490A2E.8060603@pse-consulting.de
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Dave Page wrote:
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Andreas Pflug [mailto:pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de]
>>Sent: 21 April 2006 17:07
>>To: Dave Page
>>Cc: Hiroshi Saito; pgadmin-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
>>Subject: Re: [pgadmin-hackers] Visual C++ 2005
>>
>>
>>>Why?
>>
>>Apparently, VC2005 links mandatorily/unavoidable to .NET CRT
>>libs which aren't necessarily present on the system, and
>>which should not be delivered with the app (according to MS).
>
>
> Ah, now that I didn't know. So, you're expected to distribute the entire
> .NET Framework just to get msvcrt8.dll (or whatever)? Urgh.

Somewhat. Those dlls are expected in Windows\WinSxS\something. I suspect
that pgAdmin *would* work if we just shipped that DLL side by side
though, but I'm wary.

Regards,
Andreas