Re: [Py2exe-users] Can't run executable application on target user machine

[Werner F. B. <wer...@fr...>]

On 15/02/2010 09:31, waltub wrote:
> Werner F. Bruhin wrote:
>> On 15/02/2010 06:04, waltub wrote:
>>    
>>> I have been following tutorial athttp://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/Tutorial
>>> Step 5.2.1 runs well, but the app generated on dist directory can't run
>>> on another windows machine which doesn't have Microsoft Visual C++ 2008
>>> Redistributable Package installed. The tutorial explicitly said: " Now,
>>> simply copying the whole dist directory to your users machines should
>>> now allow your application to run, /*even on machines that don't have
>>> their own copy of the C++ runtime.*/".
>>>
>>> Here are steps i actually did:
>>> -Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package on my
>>> development machine (Windows XP SP2), since i can get MSVCR90.dll and
>>> manifest just from it.
>>> -Search the apropriate DLL (MSVCR90.dll), and found these files on my
>>> machine:
>>> C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\Manifest\x86_Microsoft.VC90.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022.8_x-www_d08d0375.cat
>>> C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\Manifest\x86_Microsoft.VC90.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022.8_x-www_d08d0375.manifest
>>> C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.VC90.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022.8_x-ww_d08d0375\msvcm90.dll
>>> C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.VC90.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022.8_x-ww_d08d0375\msvcp90.dll
>>> C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.VC90.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022.8_x-ww_d08d0375\msvcr90.dll
>>> -Copy these files on C:\devel\py2exe_project\runtime
>>>      
>>
>> The above names will not work.  You should have this in your runtime folder:
>>
>> Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest
>> msvcm90.dll
>> msvcp90.dll
>> msvcr90.dll
>>
>>    
> Thank u for the reply. But, sorry I can't get your point. Is the 
> problem just about the file name 
> (x86_Microsoft.VC90.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022.8_x-www_d08d0375.manifest 
> <--> Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest) or i bundle the wrong file? Where 
> can i get these files from? Is it ok to get these files from Microsoft 
> Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package installation?
I use the one which came with Python 2.6, but I believe strictly legally 
you might have to use the redist package from MS.

Werner