That helps but it is terrifying. It really would mean all the already written Win32 code in the world doesn't work quite right with this bug. If you ever find/remember more specifics of the issue, I'd love to understand them. This issue just perplexes me.
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 3:54 AM, Albert van Peppen <alb...@insad.nl> wrote: > IIRC there was a change in the message handling Windows 2008 in which I > found (after a lots of hours debugging) that sometimes messages are ‘eaten’ > away.**** > > According to Microsoft this was an optimization where duplicate message > where dropped to improve system speed.**** > > But there was a bug in there. But since it has been a few years ago (hey > it’s 2013 not 2008) I can’t recall the details but the way to fix this was > something with implementing your own message pump to handle messages before > Windows does..**** > > ** ** > > I hope this helps a bit (although the details are a bit blurry J )**** > > ** ** > > Best regards,**** > > ** ** > > Albert van Peppen**** > > Senior System Engineer**** > > [image: Insad]**** > > Insad Grafisch b.v.**** > > Mollevite 28**** > > 6931 KG Westervoort**** > > The Netherlands**** > > ** ** > > .**** > > ** ** > > *Van:* Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > *Verzonden:* 25 March 2013 23:54 > *Aan:* Windows Installer XML toolset developer mailing list > *Onderwerp:* Re: [WiX-devs] WixStdBA: fix for missing WM_QUIT message on > Server 2008**** > > ** ** > > I expect the problem is that ::GetMessage() never gets the > ::PostQuitMessage() so it's just hanging around waiting. We need to do the > much harder, "Figure out what happned to the quit message that should have > exited ::GetMessage()" :(**** > > ** ** > > On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Bob Arnson <b...@joyofsetup.com> wrote:** > ** > > On 25-Mar-13 14:49, Bruce Cran wrote: > > On 25/03/2013 18:03, Rob Mensching wrote: > >> My favorite way to debug is to start Burn under the debugger using > >> Image Execution Option flags. gflags.exe makes it easy to set. For low > >> level stuff I often use windbg.exe, but I believe you can hook Visual > >> Studio in there too with the jit debugger. > > I've already stepped through the code - it shows PostQuitMessage being > > called. But I'm not sure what further debugging I can do to determine > > why GetMessage isn't returning.**** > > You can use Process Explorer to get a dump of the process once it's > hung; with OS symbols, it's possible to get an idea of the root problem > from where it's stuck under GetMessage.**** > > > -- > sig://boB > http://joyofsetup.com/ > > **** > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. > Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics > Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar > _______________________________________________ > WiX-devs mailing list > WiX-devs@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-devs**** > > ** ** > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Own the Future-Intel® Level Up Game Demo Contest 2013 > Rise to greatness in Intel's independent game demo contest. > Compete for recognition, cash, and the chance to get your game > on Steam. $5K grand prize plus 10 genre and skill prizes. > Submit your demo by 6/6/13. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel_levelupd2d > _______________________________________________ > WiX-devs mailing list > WiX-devs@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-devs > >
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