[Mono-list] Windows installer - please test

[Cory Nelson]

they should be linked statically to msvcr70 or come with the dll in
the mono directory.  help rid the world of dependancy problems! :)

On Sat, 8 May 2004 19:28:53 -0400, Daniel Morgan
<danielmorgan@verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> Gonzalo,
> 
> First of all, thank you for attempting to re-package Mono Beta 1 for
> Windows.    Sorry I didn't stick around last nightt to test it.  I got
> sleepy.
> 
> When I run mcs.exe --version, I get a message box that has a title
> "mono.exe - Unable to Locate Component" and a message "This application has
> failed to start because MSCR70.dll was not found.  Re-installing the
> application may fix this problem".
> 
> I've seen this many times from people emailing me or the list.
> 
> Should MSVCR70.dll be included with Mono?
> 
> For a release build of mcs on Windows, how do build mcs like you do Linux to
> be self-hosting?  I think this would solve the problem with mcs needing
> MSVCR70.dll
> 
> Or should there be requirements for installation of a service pack of winows
> or internet explor or mozilla that would include MSVCR70.dll?
> 
> I used to tell people, you could do either of the following:
>  - install the .net framework 1.1 from microsoft
> or
>  - download it from
> http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?msvcr70
> or
>  - download and install Internet Explorer 6 from Microsoft
> or
>  - download and install a recent binary release of Mozilla or Firefox
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Daniel
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gonzalo Paniagua Javier" <gonzalo@ximian.com>
> To: "Monkey Business" <mono-list@ximian.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 9:36 AM
> Subject: [Mono-list] Windows installer - please test
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > this is my attemp at creating a windows installer for mono beta1:
> > http://primates.ximian.com/~gonzalo/tmp/mono-0.91-win32-1.exe
> >
> > Please test it and report any problem.
> >
> > -Gonzalo
> >
> >
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