[Mingw-notify] [ mingw-Bugs-2868266 ] embedding manifest not supported (windows 7)

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Bugs item #2868266, was opened at 2009-09-27 11:00
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Category: binutils
Group: Vista Issue
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Jim Michaels (jmichae3)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: embedding manifest not supported (windows 7)

Initial Comment:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms235591%28VS.80%29.aspx
this msdn article outlines how in VC++ you add manifest to an executable using microsoft's mt command (mingw needs a similar command) so an EXE or DLL will be recognized properly by vista & windows 7's UAC.   
to show the strange effects (filesystem virtualization) of not using a manifest in your DLL's and executables, check this out:
http://wiki.filezilla-project.org/FZ_UAC

Also, NSIS installer added a new command for Vista/7 compatibility which may be relevant to gcc: RequestExecutionLevel

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