[gdal-dev] Missing msvcr80.dll ?

[Martin Chapman]

I am a glutton for pain. :)

-----Original Message-----
From: Joaquim Luis [mailto:jluis at ualg.pt] 
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 2:25 PM
To: Harsh Govind
Cc: Martin Chapman; 'Martin Hvidberg'; gdal-dev at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: [gdal-dev] Missing msvcr80.dll ?

Harsh Govind wrote:
> And unlike previous versions (msvcrt71) you cannot copy over 8.0 versions
dlls from somewhere to your application directory in order to make it work.
The solution per Martin's suggestion is to install vcredist.exe.

Excuse the ingenuity, but than why build GDAL with MSVC > 2003?
Why introducing this pain? What is the gain?

Joaquim Luis


> Regards,
> Harsh Govind
> SPADAC Inc.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gdal-dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:gdal-dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Martin Chapman
> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 4:00 PM
> To: 'Martin Hvidberg'; gdal-dev at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: RE: [gdal-dev] Missing msvcr80.dll ?
> 
> Martin,
> 
> Sounds like that copy of GDAL you have has a manifest dependency on that
> version of the C runtime.  You can download the vcredist.exe for the 8.0
> version of the CRT from Microsoft and install it on that computer or make
> your own by including the merge module for that CRT in a custom setup
> program.
> 
> Best regards,
> Martin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:gdal-dev-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Martin Hvidberg
> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 1:57 PM
> To: gdal-dev at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: [gdal-dev] Missing msvcr80.dll ?
> 
> Dear Group
> 
> Thanks for GDAL
> 
> I am running a script in Python, using GDAL.
> Would like to run it on another (faster) computer.
> Installed Python and GDAL
> 
> 
> When I run the program it asks for a MSVCR80.dll file
> 
> Cant find it anywhere on the computer
> 
> Tried to copy it from the old computer, but it won't accept to load that.
> 
> What the h... is MSCVR80 and how do I get it onto my computer ???
> 
> Best Regards
> Martin Hvidberg
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