Re: PSPP-BUG: Problem running Version pspp-20200905-daily-64bit

[Harry Thijssen]

Hi Peter

For MSWindows7 use the 32 bits version of PSPP4Windows. This version works on 32 and 64 bits MSWindows versions as far as I know. 

As Friedrich pointed out, the modules used are provided by other parties. I have no control how they do it and I doubt they will change them as MSWindows 7 is end-of-live for over a year now. For the time being I  see little drawbacks for you to use the 32 bits version on a 64 bits MSWindows 7.

As PSPP is no longer compatible with my build procedures, I am not able to build new versions.  If somebody else starts building, maybe he/she can solve the problem for running the 64 bit version on MSWindows 7 too.

Stay safe

Op do 18 feb. 2021 om 14:15 schreef Friedrich Beckmann <friedrich.beckmann@gmx.de>:

Hi Peter,

thanks for digging into this. Harry does the windows builds. The windows builds are crosscompiled with a Suse build system. All the build dependencies are managed via mingw packages:

https://github.com/fredowski/pspp-buildbot/blob/master/prepare_win.sh

I do not know how the libraries you mention are handled but there has been a discussion and it is known that there is a problem with windows 7 and 64/32 Bit.

Thanks

Friedrich


> Am 18.02.2021 um 13:13 schrieb Peter via Bug-gnu-pspp <bug-gnu-pspp@gnu.org>:
>
> Hello Friedrich,
>
> thanks for answering.
>
> Meanwhile I found out that the reason for this might have to do with what Microsoft says about the use of "ScriptIsComplex" routine:
> 
> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/usp10/nf-usp10-scriptiscomplex
>
> According to them the ScriptIsComplex function determines whether a Unicode string requires complex script processing.
>
> And it is IMPORTANT to know that in order to maintain the ability to run on
> Windows 7, a module that uses Uniscribe must specify Usp10.lib before
> gdi32.lib in its library list.
>
> So it seems to me to be a problem that can be solved by the people who "build" the windows version of PSPP. They seem to make the build from a system later than Windows-7 and so never came across this "bug".
>
> How can I reach out to those people? Do they read this bug-tracker?
>
> Many thanks
> Peter
>
> PS: I am new to the use of bug-gnu-pspp. I just replied to your post by using the "reply via email to" - button on the webpage. Since I would like this email to be posted on the web too I put bug-gnu-pspp@gnu.org in the CC-field. Am I doing this right?