RE: wine/ tools/runtest misc/options.c include/mod ...
-----Original Message----- From: wine-cvs-admin(a)winehq.com [mailto:wine-cvs-admin(a)winehq.com]On Behalf Of Alexandre Julliard Sent: 25 September 2003 21:34 To: wine-cvs(a)winehq.com Subject: wine/ tools/runtest misc/options.c include/mod ...
Removed the --dll option and replaced it by the WINEDLLOVERRIDES environment variable.
This will break a lot of HOWTOs on various sites that describe how to get apps working with Wine. Can we not have some period of time where we can use both methods and maybe remove the --dll option later (say when winecfg is ready)? Rob
"Robert Shearman" <R.J.Shearman(a)warwick.ac.uk> writes:
This will break a lot of HOWTOs on various sites that describe how to get apps working with Wine.
I don't see why, the HOWTOs should explain how to set dll overrides in the config file, that has been the standard way for a long time now. -- Alexandre Julliard julliard(a)winehq.com
On Thu, 2003-09-25 at 22:06, Alexandre Julliard wrote:
"Robert Shearman" <R.J.Shearman(a)warwick.ac.uk> writes:
This will break a lot of HOWTOs on various sites that describe how to get apps working with Wine.
I don't see why, the HOWTOs should explain how to set dll overrides in the config file, that has been the standard way for a long time now.
For doing things like InstallShields etc, it's common practice for people to be given canned command lines, such as wine --dll ole32,oleaut32,rpcrt4=n myprog.exe basically because this is more convenient than altering the config file for each combination. I guess WINEDLLOVERRIDES="ole32,oleaut32,rpcrt4=n" wine myprog.exe is only slightly longer. Why must wines command line options be removed though? They are often handy for testing things out. thanks -mike
Mike Hearn <mike(a)theoretic.com> writes:
Why must wines command line options be removed though? They are often handy for testing things out.
They break dll separation, and they interfere with the command line of Winelib apps. It's easy enough to write a wrapper script to handle options if you want them, but there are cases where you don't want them, so the Wine kernel must not impose a specific command line parsing, this should be left to the higher layers. -- Alexandre Julliard julliard(a)winehq.com
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