This looks like a --dyndll option issue with Vista - I have a case were I a=
m getting crashes. I have reported the problem to Activestate.
Cheers,
jez.
> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 14:37:44 +0000
> CC: perl-win32-gui-users@...
> Subject: Re: [perl-win32-gui-users] Problem with Win32::GUI and PerlApp w=
ith Vista
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the reply. For the production build I am using PerlApp 6.0.2 -=
but for the testing of this issue I am using PerlApp 7.0.0 build 277058 wh=
ich should have the fix that was mentioned in bug 36715. I've also tried tu=
rning DEP and messed with other Vista settings and it still fails.
>
> I've also built Win32::GUI from the code repository. It enters the (win32=
API) function GetOpenFileName and just exits, no error message, no crash. =
(BTW using the latest version of activestate perl you can just use the norm=
al makefile.pl with Mingw as it spots GCC is installed).
>
> I have also found another function that causes the same problem: GetSaveF=
ileName - this is potentially more serious as the work around in using -exp=
lorer =3D> 0 doesn't seem to work.
>
> I have to use the --dyndll option so will do more testing/debugging befor=
e reporting the issue to Activestate.
>
> Cheers,
>
> jez.
>
>> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 13:23:33 +0000
>> From: rob@...
>> To: jez_white@...
>> Subject: Re: [perl-win32-gui-users] Problem with Win32::GUI and PerlApp =
with Vista
>> CC: perl-win32-gui-users@...
>>
>> On 03/12/2007, Jeremy White wrote:
>>> It seems the option --dyndll with perlapp causes the problem - I dont k=
now
>>> why...
>>
>> I've not used perlapp, but might it be related to this bug:
>> http://bugs.activestate.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3D36715
>>
>> --dyndll causes (some of?) the bundled libraries to be loaded from
>> memory, rather than written to a file and loaded from there. From the
>> release notes for V7.0 of the PDK
>> (http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/PDK/7.0/Release.html) it
>> appears that there was some interaction between this mechanism and
>> DEP. IIRC DEP is on by default for (nearly) all applications under
>> Win2003 and Vista, but not under XP.
>>
>> Are you using a version of the PDK prior to 7.0? If so this might
>> explain the difference you see between XP and Vista.
>>
>> Rob.
>>
>>>> All,
>>>>
>>>> I'm having an odd problem with using GetOpenFileName - but only when i=
t's
>>> converted into an exe with PerlApp.
>>>>
>>>> Using the demo example
>>> (C:\Perl\site\lib\Win32\GUI\demos\GetOpenFileName.pl) I've
>>> narrowed it down to the option -explorer =3D> 0 when set to one (which =
is the
>>> new browsing style [1 is the default option]) the application just exis=
ts
>>> with no error messages or a crash.
>>>>
>>>> I've tried various versions of Perl (5.8.7 813 and 5.8.8 822) and Perl=
App
>>> (6.0.2 and 7.0.0) but I always get the same result. I'm using Win32::GU=
I 1.5
>>> PPM from the sourceforge site. The exe version of GetOpenFileName runs =
fine
>>> under XP - even when built under Vista.
>>>>
>>>> I'm kinda struggling so I would be grateful for any suggestions? Could=
it
>>> be a Vista security thing? I'll build a version of Win32::GUI and try t=
o
>>> track it down...
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> jez.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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