I'm investigating what it will take to port DWT to 64-bit.  For Windows, it looks like I will need 64-bit versions of the static libs here: https://github.com/d-widget-toolkit/org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86/tree/master/lib (ole32.lib, msimg32.lib, etc...)

I have several different versions of these files on my computer, but does anyone know what the true source of these files is.  Is there a re-distributable or runtime from Microsoft that has these files?

Thanks for the help?

Mike

On Tuesday, 22 July 2014 at 22:53:52 UTC, Mike wrote:
> I'm investigating what it will take to port DWT to 64-bit.  For Windows, it looks like I will need 64-bit versions of the static libs here: https://github.com/d-widget-toolkit/org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86/tree/master/lib (ole32.lib, msimg32.lib, etc...)
>
> I have several different versions of these files on my computer, but does anyone know what the true source of these files is.  Is there a re-distributable or runtime from Microsoft that has these files?
>
> Thanks for the help?
>
> Mike

Well, it looks like these files are in the Windows SDK.  That leaves me wondering about another question, though:  Are these static libs legally redistributable?  They are listed in the SDK's redist.txt, but only if compiled with in a user binary.

DMD redistributes some of them, but does Digital Mars have a unique agreement with Microsoft?

Again, thanks for any help answering these questions.

Mike

On 23/07/2014 1:01 p.m., Mike wrote:
> On Tuesday, 22 July 2014 at 22:53:52 UTC, Mike wrote:
>> I'm investigating what it will take to port DWT to 64-bit.  For
>> Windows, it looks like I will need 64-bit versions of the static libs
>> here:
>> https://github.com/d-widget-toolkit/org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86/tree/master/lib
>> (ole32.lib, msimg32.lib, etc...)
>>
>> I have several different versions of these files on my computer, but
>> does anyone know what the true source of these files is.  Is there a
>> re-distributable or runtime from Microsoft that has these files?
>>
>> Thanks for the help?
>>
>> Mike
>
> Well, it looks like these files are in the Windows SDK.  That leaves me
> wondering about another question, though:  Are these static libs legally
> redistributable?  They are listed in the SDK's redist.txt, but only if
> compiled with in a user binary.
>
> DMD redistributes some of them, but does Digital Mars have a unique
> agreement with Microsoft?
>
> Again, thanks for any help answering these questions.
>
> Mike

You shouldn't need to find them. They are provided with the MSVC tool chain. So as long as DMD is set up for 64bit, it should just link.

On Wednesday, 23 July 2014 at 02:49:31 UTC, Rikki Cattermole wrote:
>
> You shouldn't need to find them. They are provided with the MSVC tool chain. So as long as DMD is set up for 64bit, it should just link.

Thanks Rikki, I'm aware of that, but my question is about the current DWT distribution.

Right now, these files are distributed with DWT (https://github.com/d-widget-toolkit/org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86/tree/master/lib). The DWT build script links to these files, not the ones distributed with DMD.

According to my interpretation of http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=294840...

<quote>
Subject to the license terms for the software, the .lib files under the following directories may be distributed unmodified when built as part of your program:

Program Files\Windows Kits\8.1\Lib\winv6.3\um\x86
Program Files\Windows Kits\8.1\Lib\winv6.3\um\x64
Program Files\Windows Kits\8.1\Lib\winv6.3\um\arm
</quote>

... the lib files must be compiled into the user's binary.

I need to reconcile if DWT is adhering to the redistribution license.  Knowing how Digital Mars justifies redistribution of these file with DMD will help me reach a conclusion.

Mike

On 23/07/14 03:01, Mike wrote:

> DMD redistributes some of them, but does Digital Mars have a unique
> agreement with Microsoft?

I think they have an agreement to redistribute these libraries. Walter knows the answer to this.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg