Moreover, if you recognized that my problem was that I didn't call apr_initialize(), why bash me? It was just ignorance on my part, couldn't you have replied nicely? And just told me that I nbeeded to call apr_initialize? Why be so nasty?
sidinsd wrote: > > I'm sorry you took my post as bashing. I wasn't bashing anyone, I was just > trying to get some help. I can't understand why you are so sensitive. The > forum is supposed to be a friendly place where people can get help, isn't > that what it is meant for? > > > William A. Rowe Jr. wrote: >> >> On 3/24/2010 3:49 PM, sidinsd wrote: >>> >>> sidinsd wrote: >>>> >>>> It is almost as if the linking in of the apr_initialize() code somehow >>>> screws everything up. Has anybody heard of such a problem? >>>> >>> Well, I figured this one out myself. Apparently, the libapr1-dll file >>> must >>> be in the same directory as the .exe file for the program you are >>> running. >>> It has nothing to do with it being a Windows Service, this applies to >>> any >>> program. My guess as to why this is required is that the loadDLL that >>> the >>> system does for the apr_initialize() doesn't take into affect the PATH >>> environment variable and just looks in the current working directory. >>> That >>> seems a bit silly, but putting the dll into the working directory solved >>> my >>> problem, so I'm happy. >> >> It never got to apr_initialize(), the function never existed, so in this >> respect >> you are a bit off topic for the list. There are a few of us here that >> maintain >> the apr port, but we don't always have time to provide immediate >> feedback. >> >> You are looking at Windows Vista/7/2008 Server behavior by design, talk >> to >> Microsoft if you don't like their changes, but please don't go bashing >> the >> library projects (all bazillion of them) just because you aren't paying >> attention to the restrictions your preferred operating system imposes. >> :) >> >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/APR-and-Windows-Services-tp28019783p31905768.html Sent from the APR Dev (Apache Portable Runtime) mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
