[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #1428: WinGRASS 6.4.1 fails to start after installation

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#1428: WinGRASS 6.4.1 fails to start after installation
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 Reporter:  dhastings     |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  defect        |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  critical      |   Milestone:  6.4.2                    
Component:  Installation  |     Version:  6.4.1                    
 Keywords:  wingrass      |    Platform:  MSWindows 7              
      Cpu:  x86-64        |  
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Comment(by hamish):

 some observations after moving away $GISBASE/extrabase/ms*.dll:

 startup complaint on XP is against just msvcr71.dll. (or msvcrp71.dll? off
 the top of my head can't recall exactly) Other complaints may happen
 later, but that's the only one I saw before it quit.

 installing the .net framework 4 does not supply that dll afaict.
 installing the .net framework 3.5 does not supply that dll afaict.
 (as expected, see table by majgis in comment:8)

 with 3.5 and 4 frameworks installed, earlier framework packages won't
 install claiming a newer version is already there. But maybe they help
 Windows7 users..?
 we can't predict if a user has already installed one of the newer
 frameworks packages independently or not, so we can only say to try one of
 the older ones and hope for the best, or try another source from a web
 search and put it into C:\Windows\system32\ manually.

 the 3rd party websites offering direct downloads of the .dlls all seem a
 bit shady to me, trying to get you to install some of their software
 instead of just the dll you want. so I don't like to recommend any
 specific site that isn't MS's or osgeo4w for the dll download as official
 advice.

 maybe there could be a standalone osgeo4w package supplying the
 redistributable dlls listed in comment:15 to somewhere in the PATH?
 (where does the osgo4w msvcrt package suggested by jef end up?)

 any clues on how to implement the registry checks (see comment:13) in the
 installer?

 How does qgis deal with it these days? I know this used to be an issue for
 them too.


 I'm not calling this ticket a blocker as it isn't blocking the source code
 release of 6.4.2 or binary installers on the other platforms.


 thanks,
 Hamish

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