[Ipe-discuss] [ipe-dicuss] IPE 7.2.8 on windows 7 64 bits

[Otfried Cheong]

 I have built a new Windows binary that loads the offending functions dynamically - can you try that it works on Windows 7?

I should perhaps set up virtual machines with Windows 7 and 8 to do this kind of testing.

Here is a direct link to the new version:

https://dl.bintray.com/otfried/generic/ipe/7.2/ipe-7.2.8-win64.zip

Cheers,
  Otfried  


On Fri, Jan 11, 2019, at 11:19, Fabien Lafont wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> It told me that the package is already installed on my computer. So it
> didn't change anything. I never built any software in my life so I think I
> will stick to the 7.2.7 version for now :)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Fabien
> 
> On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 10:58 PM Otfried Cheong via Ipe-discuss <
> ipe-discuss at lists.science.uu.nl> wrote:
> 
> > Strange, the Microsoft documentation didn't mention that this
> > function would not be available on older systems.   Perhaps
> > VisualStudio automatically includes the update for the C runtime if
> > these functions are used.
> >
> > In any case, you should be able to solve the problem by installing the
> > Universal C Runtime:
> >
> > https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=48234
> >
> > You only need to install the one file Windows6.1-KB2999226-x64.msu from
> > the WindowsUCRT.zip on that page.
> >
> > Please let me know if it works - alternatively, I can try to build Ipe in
> > such a way that the function is only loaded dynamically when it is
> > available in the DLL.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >   Otfried
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 10, 2019, at 17:00, Fabien Lafont via Ipe-discuss wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > First of all thank you very much for the new release of IPE. I am
> > > using it for many years now and I still find that's an amazing
> > > software.
> > >
> > > I have an error when I intent to run the last version on windows 7
> > > 64 bits.
> > >
> > > *The procedure entry point _create_locale could not be located in the
> > > dynamic link library msvcrt.dll*
> > >
> > > Should I install something else?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Fabien
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