[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #759: r.patch non-functional in WinGRASS 6.4 svn on Vista

[GRASS GIS]

#759: r.patch non-functional in WinGRASS 6.4 svn on Vista
------------------------------+---------------------------------------------
  Reporter:  cmbarton         |       Owner:  grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org
      Type:  defect           |      Status:  new                      
  Priority:  critical         |   Milestone:  6.4.0                    
 Component:  Raster           |     Version:  6.4.0 RCs                
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:  r.patch, wingrass        
  Platform:  MSWindows Vista  |         Cpu:  Unspecified              
------------------------------+---------------------------------------------
Comment (by neteler):

 Replying to [comment:23 hellik]:
 > Replying to [comment:11 hellik]:
 > >
 > > i see also in the windows-file-explorer that both r.patch.exe and
 v.patch.exe are
 > > marked by WinVista with a win-symbol, so Vista really recognize only
 by the file-name
 > > that there could something important/dangerous for the system and
 activates the UAC.
 >
 > also r.le.patch and r.le.setup are marked

 From http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2007.06.uac.aspx

 citation: "Conveniently Accessing Administrative Rights

 ... Some of the heuristics it uses are as simple as detecting if the image
 has the words setup, install, or update in its file name or internal
 version information; more sophisticated ones involve scanning for byte
 sequences in the executable that are common to third-party installation
 wrapper utilities...."

 ...so no surprise...

-- 
Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/759#comment:24>
GRASS GIS <http://grass.osgeo.org>