On Sun Nov 20 22:25:43 UTC 2016, Jan Iversen wrote: > Can someone please tell me, what is our status with microsoft visual > studio 2015 ?
[...] >What should I recommend to new people ? GCC (or clang) on Linux? > Sorry if this has been answered before, but I have honestly lost track. Quoting the wiki page, that is linked from the main compilation page for that other OS: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/msvc-x86_64#Ongoing_eff orts_to_support_MSVC_14.0_.28aka_VS_2015.29 " *Status* 64bit mode and 32bit modes, both debug and release modes are known to work After installation, LO refuses to start with the following error message: The program can't start because VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing on your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem. " And, on the same page: " *Unsolved problems (help wanted)* VC Runtime libraries are installed in wrong directory (redist libraries for MSVC 14.0)https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/detai ls/1639267/c-runtime-and-mfc-merge-modules-for-x64-are-broken-install -to-syswow64-instead-of-system32 ;- here MS claims that since VS 2015 U1, the merge modules for 64-bit runtime are fixedEven after MSVC 14.0 Upgrade 3 installation, and building LO, installing the msi package refuses to start unless vc2015_redist package is installed separately. There are two workarounds: 1. install MSVC 14.0 Redistributable manually: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145. 2. patch C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Merge Modules\Microsoft_VC140_CRT_x64.msm before building LO: Open the merge module Microsoft_VC140_CRT_x64.msm with an editor, and replace two lines in "Directory" section: System64Folder.363ED482_721F_3A34_85B3_A96CD936D64F: TARGETDIR System64Folder_amd64_VC.363ED482_721F_3A34_85B3_A96CD936D64F: System64Folder.363ED482_721F_3A34_85B3_A96CD936D64F with System64Folder: TARGETDIR System64Folder_amd64_VC.363ED482_721F_3A34_85B3_A96CD936D64F: System64Folder _______________________________________________ LibreOffice mailing list LibreOffice@lists.freedesktop.org https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice