Title: RE: [abcusers] Distributing DLLs
PROPER setups will only replace DLLs with NEWER versions. The embedded version numbering/date resource fields are checked. A setup should NEVER EVER replace a DLL with an older one. Anyone distributing such a monster should be hung from the thumbs until
Jack Campin says -
> My pet hate is excessive automation. I DO NOT want the process of
> installing system-critical software gizmos buried in an unreadable
> script.
Judging by your website, Jack, you are a highly experienced computer user.
Most people aren't. A lot of people are going to be
On Fri, 29 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> James Allwright writes:
> | On Fri 29 Sep 2000 at 11:54AM +0200, Atte Andre Jensen wrote:
> | >
> | > Actually I'm in a situation where I have a couple of friends who are most
> | > insterested in using abc, but they don't have the geekines to se
Phil Taylor wrote:
>As far as I can see, the Windows API allows DLLs to be placed
anywhere
>you like, as long as the calling program knows where to find them.
>Would it not be possible to put any DLLs you install in the same
>directory as the program, rather
James Allwright writes:
| On Fri 29 Sep 2000 at 11:54AM +0200, Atte Andre Jensen wrote:
| >
| > Actually I'm in a situation where I have a couple of friends who are most
| > insterested in using abc, but they don't have the geekines to setup stuff
| > like ghostview/gvvie
On Fri 29 Sep 2000 at 11:54AM +0200, Atte Andre Jensen wrote:
>
> Actually I'm in a situation where I have a couple of friends who are most
> insterested in using abc, but they don't have the geekines to setup stuff
> like ghostview/gvview (we're talking windows users).
I think you are doing gh
On Thu, 28 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Not sure I'd agree that it's off-topic. This is the "ABC users" list,
> i.e., it's about a specific computerized music notation. Discussing
> how to get software properly installed on users' machines strikes me
> as highly relevant to such a list
Bryan Creer wrote:
>I'll remove comcat.dll from the package and continue to provide a Setup
>because as John Atchley says -
>
>> Finally, it really is necessary to deliver DLLs with most windows
>> applications, and to use a setup utility, because most users are not going
>> to be capable of inst
> I agree that installation is an important part of software
> development. Ideally, this would be an ABC *users* mailing list...
Well, users oughta get to grumble about what developers give them.
My pet hate is excessive automation. I DO NOT want the process of
installing system-critical soft
r vocal music, since
sheet music is usually available (or can be produced) for instrumental
music.
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 1:50 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [abcusers] Distributin
To the best of my knowledge, a Fake-Book shows the tune's melody line and
chords, usually given in standard dots-on-a-staff notation. This is
enough information for a musician with practice at this to "fake it", that
is, to play the tune with some spur-of-the-moment harmonization or
accompaniment
Is discussing whether or not dicussing the distribution of DLLs is off topic,
off topic? (I think I'll take a lie down.)
Anyway, looking at what has happened on my own PC, the installation does not
appear to have overwritten the existing comcat.dll which is newer than the
one supplied with VB
> "jc" == jc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
jc> Not sure I'd agree that it's off-topic. This is the "ABC users" list,
jc> i.e., it's about a specific computerized music notation. Discussing
jc> how to get software properly installed on users' machines strikes me
jc> as highl
On Thursday, September 28, 2000 5:11 AM, Laurie Griffiths
[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> John Atchley said "...Finally, it really is necessary to deliver DLLs
with
> most windows
> applications"
>
> DLLs yes, but Windows System DLLs? (But this is getting off topic).
> Laurie
Depends on wh
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Not sure I'd agree that it's off-topic. This is the "ABC users" list,
> i.e., it's about a specific computerized music notation. Discussing
> how to get software properly installed on users' machines strikes me
> as highly relevant to such a list. In my experie
Laurie writes:
| John Atchley said "...Finally, it really is necessary to deliver DLLs with
| most windows applications"
|
| DLLs yes, but Windows System DLLs? (But this is getting off topic).
Not sure I'd agree that it's off-topic. This is the "ABC users" list,
i.e., it's about
John Atchley said "...Finally, it really is necessary to deliver DLLs with
most windows
applications"
DLLs yes, but Windows System DLLs? (But this is getting off topic).
Laurie
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Wednesday, September 27, 2000 2:18 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
>
>
> > --
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 2:17:55 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sub
We musn't let this topic go on too long, it isn't abc. But, showing my
ignorance, are these DLLs* part of Windows or specific to VB? If the latter,
I really have to distribute them because anybody who hasn't got VB won't have
them.
Also, I'm not too happy about the idea of fielding bug repor
>[sensible stuff]
>> For this reason my own personal opinion is that SHIPPING DLLs IS TO BE
>> AVOIDED.
>
>For what it's worth, you get the same problem in the Mac environment,
>with some applications (notably Microsoft ones) installing their own
>versions of system extensions, often (particularly
[sensible stuff]
> For this reason my own personal opinion is that SHIPPING DLLs IS TO BE
> AVOIDED.
For what it's worth, you get the same problem in the Mac environment,
with some applications (notably Microsoft ones) installing their own
versions of system extensions, often (particularly with M
Long post. Sorry, best I could do. Contents:
THEORY
MY COMMENTS
ABCcheck
I was in the MS Windows development team and worked on various versions of
NT as well as 95 and 98. This is the way it works (or doesn't as the case
may be).
THEORY:
Application programs are never self-conta
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