[Gdal-dev] Proposal for Unified Windows Binaries

[Simon Perkins]

Mateusz Loskot wrote:
> It's possible to embed manifest inside a binary in RS_MANIFEST resource
> block or provide it as a separate file.
> Since 2005, *all* binaries have to have manifest included (embedded or
> as external file).
>   

Note that in my experience, there are situations where you MUST embed 
the manifest into a DLL or things won't work. It's not enough to include 
the manifest as a separate file in the same directory.

> Here is long story about it:
> http://www.grimes.demon.co.uk/workshops/fusWSThirteen.htm
>   

A good discussion! It seems to suggest that manifest embedding is 
required for private DLLs, but not necessarily shared DLLs. I imagine 
that most distributors of windows apps using GDAL will be using private 
assemblies - there's much less tendency to share 3rd party "shared 
libraries" on windows than on linux.

Cheers,

Sy