Re: Possible issue with win32 installer(8.1beta 3)... - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Re: Possible issue with win32 installer(8.1beta 3)...
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Msg-id 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCE92E753@algol.sollentuna.se
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In response to Possible issue with win32 installer(8.1beta 3)...  (Tony Caduto <tony_caduto@amsoftwaredesign.com>)
Responses Re: Possible issue with win32 installer(8.1beta 3)...
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> >>I would normally just have a copy of libpq.dll in the same
> dir as my
> >>exe, but with the latest XP service packs this does not
> work anymore,
> >>
> >>
> >
> >It should do - in fact we package 8.1 in exactly that way after
> >extensive testing on XP SP2 as well as 2K3 SP1 (not to mention older
> >platforms).
> >
> >
> >
>
> If this were true it would break a huge number of apps,
> including buildfarm, which relies on DLLs in the .exe
> directory being found.

The difference in the latest servicepacks is that no longer is the
*current directory* searched first for DLL files. However, *the
directory of the executable* is still searched.


//Magnus


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