On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. wrote: > On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 18:07:58 +0200, Jaroslav Hajtmar <hajt...@gyza.cz> > wrote: > >> Hello ConTeXist. >> I tried to install standalone ConTeXt (64 bit. Version) into the new >> installation of Windows 8.1 During installation, I encounter a message about >> missing DLL library (at first MSVCR100.DLL, after insert this library next >> error message.). Does anyone have a similar experience? respectively. How do >> I install Windows ConTeXt to 8.1 >> Thanks. Jaroslav Hajtmar > > > although the following solution for Ctx installation is "ad-hoc", not > systematic, it should solve your problem: > add the missing MSVC libraries from "MS Redistributable Package": > > https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kche8ah(v=vs.100).aspx > > The problem appears time-to-time to end users and not to program developers, > as MS Visual Studio includes/installs the required DLLs (which are part of > "Redist. Pack.") automatically (so it works for developers). > > And then, an end user may need to install the missing DLLs manually. > (When a SW has an installer, it often handles this step automatically.)
If our ConTeXt distribution is missing those files, then *I* need to add them to the distribution. This problem usually happens when Akira switches to a newer MSVC and unless someone complains, I never know that new files have to be added as I never use Windows. We can discuss the fix off-list. Mojca ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
