[Jack-Devel] Jack2 1.9.11 Windows installers to test

[Stéphane Letz]

> Le 15 mai 2016 à 12:53, John Emmas <johne53 at tiscali.co.uk> a écrit :
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> On 14/05/2016 19:12, John Emmas wrote:
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>> I'm still not sure though whether the installer installed 64-bit jack or 32-bit.  Is there any way I can find out?
>> 
> 
> Okay, I'm not sure if anyone's actually reading these reports but after some further experiments, I think I finally figured this out. Here's what I said in my original report:-
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> On 01/05/2016 12:35, John Emmas wrote:
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>> I just found an opportunity to try the 64-bit installer.
>> 
>> Firstly, the installation folder it offered was "C:\Program Files (x86)\Jack" (which suggests that its actually a 32-bit installer)
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> 
> What seems to be happening is that the 64-bit installer is installing 2 x 32-bit components, namely:-
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>      C:\Windows\System32\libjack.dll
>      C:\Windows\System32\libjackserver.dll
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> These are in addition to their 64-bit counterparts which get installed here:-
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>      C:\Windows\libjack64.dll
>      C:\Windows\libjackserver64.dll
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> I think it's those 32-bit components which cause Windows to offer the 32-bit install location (C:\Program Files (x86)\Jack) instead of the more traditional C:\Program Files\Jack
> 
> Having said that... the installer for v1.9.10 seems to be the same - so maybe it's intentional?
> 
> John
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Yes : 64 bits installer installs 64 bits and 32 bits DLLs.

Stéphane