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List:       wine-devel
Subject:    Re: Remove typelib ProxyStubClsid registration when no oleautomation interface is being registered
From:       Marcus Meissner <marcus () jet ! franken ! de>
Date:       2004-07-31 15:09:41
Message-ID: 20040731150941.GC2561 () jet ! franken ! de
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> As far as I see it I have two options (to run this outprocess 
> client/server program):
> 1) use the available proxy/stub code (which is what I assume Windows 
> does?) However since some of the rpcrt4 stub/proxy handling in wine is 
> not finished yet, this probably won't work always (and it doesn't yet 
> for me for this application). And indeed I don't really know if this 
> also affects for example InstallShield behaviour.
> 
> 2) use the typelib marshaller if a typelib is registered (even though a 
> proxy/stub is available). This is the current wine codepath, but it also 
> does not work for me since I get some VT_USERDEFINED errors. But that 
> started me wondering why the 'real' proxy/stub code is not used. Since 
> some of the rpcrt4 code path seems to work with marshalling, I came up 
> with this patch.

What VT_USERDEFINED errors?

> What do you (and Rob) think is the best path to follow for now (what has 
> the best chance of being successfull at this moment)? It seems to me 
> currently I have two (wine) codepaths that both have their problems in 
> relation to the application I am trying to run, but I don't know which 
> path is the easiest/hardest to fix/work on.

Instead of 1 || we could check the IID of the interface and only
register those InstallShield needs.

> (from discussions I read) I thought InstallShield used only (automation) 
> interfaces with the TypeLib Marshaller.

And some non-automation, which however have typelibs.

> Can you maybe point me to a (frequently used) program that uses the 
> InstallShield installer (that is know to work) so I can test it specificly?

Umm. Dont know offhand.

CIao, Marcus

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