[virt-tools-list] [PATCH] mingw-spec: Update msitools dependency

[Fabiano Fidêncio]

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 1:10 AM, Fabiano Fidêncio <fabiano at fidencio.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Fabiano Fidêncio <fidencio at redhat.com> wrote:
>> The new msitools release includes changes necessaries for fixing
>> mingw-virt-viewer build (on fedora22).
>> ---
>>  mingw-virt-viewer.spec.in | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/mingw-virt-viewer.spec.in b/mingw-virt-viewer.spec.in
>> index 977fb63..cc488aa 100644
>> --- a/mingw-virt-viewer.spec.in
>> +++ b/mingw-virt-viewer.spec.in
>> @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ BuildRequires:  dos2unix
>>  BuildRequires:  hicolor-icon-theme
>>  BuildRequires:  adwaita-icon-theme
>>  BuildRequires:  hwdata
>> -BuildRequires:  msitools >= 0.93.75-2
>> +BuildRequires:  msitools >= 0.94-1
>
> Self NACK.
>
> I've tested only if mingw-virt-viewer builds and not if it works.
> Unfortunately, looks like we have some problems with f22+:
>
> A crash on startup:
> - libepoxy-0.dll is needed (fixed on msitools upstream, patch for
> .nsis will be sent soon)
>
> Connecting to a VM:
> - looks like we have some regression in some compenent and I am
> getting this error message (still need to be investigated):
> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms847615.aspx

Okay, this error only happens when using Windows XP machines due to a
GLib "regression"[0], see the bug here:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=730352.

[0]:
Seems like GLib is going to drop support to Windows XP (and GTK already did)

20:56 <  fidencio> ebassi: about your comment on 730352 ... does it
mean "we don't care about regressions on XP?"
                   or just "we are not trying to improve anything on XP"?
20:57 <    ebassi> fidencio: Neither :-)
20:57 <    ebassi> fidencio: I said that the regression should be investigated
20:57 <    ebassi> fidencio: And possibly fixed — but we're going to
drop Windows XP everywhere (GTK already
                   did), so it may not help you much in the longer term.
20:58 <    ebassi> i.e. even if Fan or LRN manage to fix it, it just
delays the inevitable
21:00 <    ebassi> fidencio: You may want to stay with an older
version of GLib, at least for Windows XP builds.

And here are the links to the discussion threads on gtk-devel-list:
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2014-December/msg00055.html
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2015-April/msg00000.html



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>>  BuildArch:      noarch
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> Best Regards,
> --
> Fabiano Fidêncio


Best Regards,
-- 
Fabiano Fidêncio