[CMake] Not matching versions of MSVC Runtime Libraries in Manifest

[David Partyka]

Very cool!

+1

On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 3:28 PM, David Cole <david.cole at kitware.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 3:27 PM,  <clinton at elemtech.com> wrote:
> >
> > Here's my (not so complete) understanding...
> > Public assemblies are searched before private ones.
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa374224(v=vs.85).aspx
> >
> > So, on your machine, you have the required CRT libraires in the winsxs
> folder.
> > You also have a redirection that says to use a newer CRT library if a
> particular older one is requested.
> >
> > If another machine that you copy this software to doesn't have a shared
> CRT that will work, it falls back to the one you copied next to your
> application.
> >
> > So its a way to get updates and bug fixes to the CRT via windows updates,
> but still allow your application to work on older machines without the newer
> dlls, by using the ones you provided.
> >
> > Clint
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> Yes, I think part of the issue is what is mentioned and I do have
> >> plugins (Qt based) and have taken the steps he lays out. But I am
> >> still curious as to why Dependency Walker says it is using one
> >> version of the runtime libraries when the Manifest (both external
> >> and embedded) says to use another. I am probably just missing
> >> something basic in all of this.
> >>
> >> ___________________________________________________________
> >> Mike Jackson                      www.bluequartz.net
> >> Principal Software Engineer       mike.jackson at bluequartz.net
> >> BlueQuartz Software               Dayton, Ohio
> >>
> >> On Aug 9, 2011, at 3:07 PM, Michael Wild wrote:
> >>
> >> > On Tue 09 Aug 2011 06:48:34 PM CEST, Michael Jackson wrote:
> >> >> Not sure if this is a CMake issue or not but I'll give it a shot.
> >> >> I am packaging up my application using CPack (zip) and all seems
> >> >> fine. I get the MSVC runtime libraries copied and the manifest
> >> >> file created and all seems to run just fine. If I use Dependency
> >> >> Walker to look at exactly _which_ C/C++ runtime DLLs are being
> >> >> loaded it seems to indicate a newer version than what the
> >> >> manifest is saying. My Application seems to be requesting version
> >> >> 9.0.21022.8 in its manifest and in the executable itself
> >> >> (Embedded Manifest) but Dependency Walker says it is really
> >> >> loading the 9.0.30729.490 version from the winsxs folder. I am
> >> >> still really new to this with Visual Studio so I am not sure if I
> >> >> am doing something incorrect when writing the CPack code,
> >> >> something in Visual Studio, how I compiled all the dependent
> >> >> libraries or what but any help or pushes in a better direction
> >> >> would be greatly appreciated.
> >> >>
> >> >> System: Windows 7 X64 Pro. Visual Studio 2008. Compiling
> >> >> everything as 64 bit. The actual executables can be downloaded
> >> >> from http://dream3d.bluequartz.net.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks in advance.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Not sure, but could it be the issue mentioned in Bills blog?
> >> >
> >> > http://www.kitware.com/blog/home/post/4
> >> >
> >> > Michael
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> Thanks for this pointer, Clinton. I'll add a comment to Bill's blog
> article that also points to this Microsoft page... Good reference.
>
> :-)
> David
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