Re: [Lzip-bug] Running pre-compiled lzip 1.18 on Windows gives error about missing library, application doesn't start

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

Hi Dieter,

Dieter Schmitt wrote:
> I just wanted to let you know, that running the pre-compiled version
> of lzip 1.18 on Windows 7 (32bit) gives me an error about a missing
> library. The application doesn't start.
>
> I got my copy of lzip from:
> http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/lzip/lzip-1.18-w32.tar.gz
> The exact name of the missing library: libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll

Thank you for reporting this.

I do not have access to a Windows machine with a compiler. All the 
pre-compiled versions of lzip have been kindly provided by users, but it 
seems that compiling programs for Windows is not easy. I am always 
asking for help to compile something for Windows:

http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/lzip-bug/2016-10/msg00004.html

This said, the problems with missing dll's seem to be common on Windows. 
Search, for example, "libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll", or read this:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4702732/the-program-cant-start-because-libgcc-s-dw2-1-dll-is-missing

The lzip family is really in need of a Windows maintainer able to 
provide pre-compiled binaries. Any volunteer? ;-)


Thanks,
Antonio.