Title: RE: [abcusers] Distributing DLLs
PROPER setups will only replace DLLs with NEWER versions. The embedded version numbering/date resource fields are checked. A setup should NEVER EVER replace a DLL with an older one. Anyone distributing such a monster should be hung from the thumbs until
Bryan Creer wrote:
I'll remove comcat.dll from the package and continue to provide a Setup
because as John Atchley says -
Finally, it really is necessary to deliver DLLs with most windows
applications, and to use a setup utility, because most users are not going
to be capable of installing
On Thu, 28 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not sure I'd agree that it's off-topic. This is the "ABC users" list,
i.e., it's about a specific computerized music notation. Discussing
how to get software properly installed on users' machines strikes me
as highly relevant to such a list.
On Fri 29 Sep 2000 at 11:54AM +0200, Atte Andre Jensen wrote:
Actually I'm in a situation where I have a couple of friends who are most
insterested in using abc, but they don't have the geekines to setup stuff
like ghostview/gvview (we're talking windows users).
I think you are doing
Phil Taylor wrote:
As far as I can see, the Windows API allows DLLs to be placed
anywhere
you like, as long as the calling program knows where to find them.
Would it not be possible to put any DLLs you install in the same
directory as the program, rather
On Fri, 29 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
James Allwright writes:
| On Fri 29 Sep 2000 at 11:54AM +0200, Atte Andre Jensen wrote:
|
| Actually I'm in a situation where I have a couple of friends who are most
| insterested in using abc, but they don't have the geekines to setup
Jack Campin says -
My pet hate is excessive automation. I DO NOT want the process of
installing system-critical software gizmos buried in an unreadable
script.
Judging by your website, Jack, you are a highly experienced computer user.
Most people aren't. A lot of people are going to be
On Thursday, September 28, 2000 5:11 AM, Laurie Griffiths
[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
John Atchley said "...Finally, it really is necessary to deliver DLLs
with
most windows
applications"
DLLs yes, but Windows System DLLs? (But this is getting off topic).
Laurie
Depends on what
"jc" == jc [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
jc Not sure I'd agree that it's off-topic. This is the "ABC users" list,
jc i.e., it's about a specific computerized music notation. Discussing
jc how to get software properly installed on users' machines strikes me
jc as highly relevant
To the best of my knowledge, a Fake-Book shows the tune's melody line and
chords, usually given in standard dots-on-a-staff notation. This is
enough information for a musician with practice at this to "fake it", that
is, to play the tune with some spur-of-the-moment harmonization or
I agree that installation is an important part of software
development. Ideally, this would be an ABC *users* mailing list...
Well, users oughta get to grumble about what developers give them.
My pet hate is excessive automation. I DO NOT want the process of
installing system-critical
, September 27, 2000 2:18 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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