[Bf-committers] Blender 2.45 Release MSVCR71.DLL problem?

[Rodrigo Hernandez]

There may already be a response for this question but, isn't it possible 
to compile Python with Mingw or Cygwin(with -mno-cygwin)
and thus create a msvcrt free version?

Simon Clitherow wrote:
> Hi,
>   
>> It seems that this dll is needed by the python released with blender
>> under win32 OS.
>>
>> So we can remove the python dll (bad idea) or oblige window users to
>> install the complete python (worst idea) or inkscape which both contain
>> the dll too. Why couldn't we release blender with this dll ?
>>   
>>     
>
> Well, the legal reason against distributing msvcr71/80/*.dll is that the 
> EULA for VC2005 Express does not allow the distribution of these files. 
> But IANAL, etc, etc.
>
> The whole microsoft dll issue is a mess, and the various websites and 
> blogs on the subject only seem to help spread confusion over what is 
> allowed to be distributed and what isn't.
>
> The best solution, of course, is for someone with an VC8 
> enterprise/professional license to package up blender and distribute 
> with the two dlls.
>
> For now, I can easily add another check to the installer for msvcr71.dll 
> and suggest downloading the full python install.  Not perfect, but 
> again, we're between a rock and hard place at the minute.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Simon
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