[CMake] manifest version mismatch with VS 2008 and InstallRequiredSystemLibraries

[John Drescher]

On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Tyler <tyler at cryptio.net> wrote:
> My project makes use of the CMake/CPack module
> InstallRequiredSystemLibraries to package Microsoft Visual C Runtime
> libraries with other build artifacts. Despite this and despite the
> presence of appropriate-looking files showing up in the installed
> image, my project does not run on XP and Vista machines unless the
> user installs the vcredist package from Microsoft.
>
> The VC runtime libraries provided by Microsoft and picked up by
> CMake/CPack have a manifest version of 9.0.30729.4148. I believe this
> version string refers to VS2008 SP1 + some hotfix. This seems
> reasonable since my Windows build machine is running VS2008 SP1 + some
> hotfix.
>
> However, all the binaries produced by the build system have the
> version sting 9.0.21022 embedded internally in a manifest.
>

Are you sure that all the libraries and dlls you use in your project
were compiled with "VS2008 SP1 + some hotfix."

I have in the past when I updated the compiler but forgot to clean
build all of the dependencies (like Qt and VTK).

John