Viktor TARASOV wrote: > Nikolay Elenkov wrote: > >> On 2010/12/07 16:03, Martin Paljak wrote: >> >> >>> On Dec 7, 2010, at 4:41 AM, Nikolay Elenkov wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 2010/12/07 2:36, Viktor TARASOV wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>> [1] >>>>>> http://www.opensc-project.org/opensc/wiki/WindowsInstaller#PossibleinstallerstepsWindowsenvironmentdescription >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Here the OpenSC dlls are installed into 'system32'. >>>>> Can an alternative method, like changing of the 'PATH' variable, be also >>>>> acceptable (for MSI)? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> This is bad, bad, bad. Especially since it also copies the OpenSSL dll in >>>> system32, and that breaks a lot of things. It should install in the main >>>> directory under c:\Program Files/ and add the bin directory to the PATH. >>>> >>>> >>> Some software is very picky about the location from where it wants to load >>> certain modules, cryptographic modules being one of those things. >>> >>> >>> >> Any specific examples? Both Firefox and Thunderbird work just fine with >> PKCS#11 >> on the PATH, and not in System32. Copying stuff in system32 was deprecated >> ages >> ago. There is nothing special about a PKCS#11 DLL: unlike a Windows CSP, it >> is >> not signed, there aren't any special check AFAIK (at least in Mozilla >> software). >> >> > > The Gemalto and Oberthur (in the recent versions) middlewares install > their DLLs into the 'Program Files'. > My hidden motivation to do the same for the OpenSC MSI is that I do not > managed to build the MSI > that un-installs the DLLs installed in system32. The update and > un-update of the PATH variable works remarkably good Hello Martin,
can you validate r4936, please? I propose to install OpenSC stuff into the the '\Program Files\OpenSC Project\OpenSC' and install pkcs11-spy into the '\Program Files\OpenSC Project\PKCS11-Spy' Kind wishes, Viktor. -- Viktor Tarasov <viktor.tara...@opentrust.com> _______________________________________________ opensc-devel mailing list opensc-devel@lists.opensc-project.org http://www.opensc-project.org/mailman/listinfo/opensc-devel
