Hi Chris, > > " 3.4 ?Install any non side-by-side shared files to the correct > locations
> I've only just got around to reading this properly, but it seems to be > saying the opposite of what you said -- it seems to be saying that > components that are shared across multiple vendors (such as audio > plugins of this type, presumably) may indeed be placed in the system > directory. Am I reading it wrong? "to ensure backward compatibility" i.e. The old way was to write dlls to the system directory. This is the cause of 'dll hell' - updating one application breaks another. Windows now bends over backward to avoid this. The new way is 'side-by-side' system components where each version gets it's own directory. Virtualization ensures each application uses the version is was originally written with. Side-by-side doesn't apply to application plugins I think, more intended for operating system components. Shared plugins go in "../Program Files/Common Files/" Best Regards, Jeff _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
