On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 03:46:16AM -0700, jsmith...@fastmail.fm wrote: > Being on a 64 bit system I removed the msvcr100.dll from my SysWOW64 > directory and confirmed that Base will not work, it reports that Java is > corrupt. Copying the msvcr100.dll to the "C:\Program Files > (x86)\OpenOffice.org 3\program" directory restored functionality to Base > and wizards. > > I'm sure that including msvcr100.dll in the program's main directory > (where msvcr71.dll and msvcr80.dll are already included) would be a good > enough solution, unless there is something in the Microsoft licensing > agreement that says you can't split the files up like that. > > Even if it is not the fault of Open Office Developers that it is broken, > pointing fingers (even in the correct direction) does nothing to gain > new users.
It's funny how people get dramatic. I wasn't pointing fingers, I was simply describing my interpretation of the "facts"; the fact is that there is a bug, that has to be closed as wontfix or left open depending on a *new* one: install the MSVCRedist (which IMO is no defect, but a request for enhancement). I quote again the link in my previous mail: http://www.duckware.com/tech/java6msvcr71.html it has a dramatic and hilarious tone, with its bold, italic, and red: "Sun's fix is to copy msvcr71.dll next to the EXE. But in the future, when Sun moves on to another msvcr##.dll version, your EXE will still work, right? NO. Your 'fixed' app works just fine now, but when Java 7 ships and requires msvcr100.dll, your application will once again break. Sun has learned nothing from this experience because they are recommending a course of action where they know that EXE's will once again break in the future when a new Java VM is shipped." > I hope my comments on this issue are welcomed Yes, they are :) In fact, you solved the mystery of this bug that no developer could reproduce (no one can fix something she/he cannot reproduce). Regards -- Ariel Constenla-Haile La Plata, Argentina
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