Changes between Version 63 and Version 64 of windows_backend_activity_log

Timestamp:

03/26/10 03:11:22 (3 years ago)

Author:

pbatard

Comment:

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windows_backend_activity_log

@@ -183 +183 @@
 o [wdi] "sh: Bad file number" [FIXED (more UAC disputable choices): 2010.03.24]
 o [wdi] "gcc.exe: -lusb-1.0: linker input file unused because linking not done" [FIXED: 2010.03.24]
-o [wdi] DifXAPI.dll must be provided on XP
-o [wdi] ShellExecuteEx w/ runas is not very XP friendly
-o [wdi] default proposed user for XP does not seem to have sufficient privileges for install
+o [wdi] DifXAPI.dll must be provided on XP [FIXED: 2010.03.25]
+o [wdi] ShellExecuteEx w/ runas is not very XP friendly [FIXED (Use CreateProcess): 2010.03.25]
+o [wdi] default proposed user for XP does not seem to have sufficient privileges for install [NAH, see below]
+o [wdi] if XP user chooses "protect my computer and data from unauthorized program activity" on the installer, ShellExecuteEx never returns! [FIXED (CreateProcess): 2010.03.25]
 o [wdi] "Unable to get the OEM Inf for device ROOTLEGACY_######" info messages from DifX on XP
 o [wdi] final installation does not seem to launch if cached oem already exists for device on XP. Can DifX be more forceful about that?
+o [wdi] cygwin with -mno-cygwin produces a "warning: passing arg 2 of `execv' from incompatible pointer type" with the embedder
 
 [WINDOWS DRIVER INSTALLER (WDI)]
@@ -215 +217 @@
   - force production of 32 bit library on 64 bit systems, for compatibility
   - add warnings if compiler can only produce 32 or 64
-  - force resource step on installer.exe changes
-o test on Vista/XP
-o add a timeout for communications between installer/libwdi
+  - force resource step on installer.exe changes / prevent resource step if not needed
+o test on Vista/XP [XP: OK]
+o add a timeout for communications between installer/libwdi [DONE: 2010.03.25]
 o add DLL support in MSVC
 o DDK sources support