[msi OLE automation] Re: msi patches info pls

[Misha Koshelev]

On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 16:54 +0100, Robert Shearman wrote:
> Misha Koshelev wrote:
> > On Fri, 2007-03-09 at 17:27 +0100, Alexandre Julliard wrote:
> >   
> >> Sorry for the lack of response, I'm currently waiting for our lawyers
> >> to determine if it's ok to use code based on an oleview dump of a
> >> native typelib, as that situation is not clear from a copyright
> >> POV. I'm afraid I can't do more until they come to a conclusion on
> >> that point.
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > So it looks like I will have some free time soon (hopefully) and will be
> > able to redo the "IDL" file properly (also another Vector NTI/Linux user
> > has offered up his help). However, I wanted to double check the "proper"
> > way to make such a file as I know this is what is important in copyright
> > (the process, such as dirty-clean room, vs the actual end result).
> 
> What you can do is describe the IDL file in plain English (e.g. the 
> first method is called "Foo" and takes an in argument of type VARIANT 
> followed by an out argument of type VARIANT *...) and send it to 
> wine-devel. Then me or someone else can go along and write the IDL out 
> based on your description alone, and you can resubmit the remaining 
> parts of your patches.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 

That helps a lot. I think I should have that done sometime this month,
hopefully sooner rather than later (I am going to be busy this month but
not as busy as last month).

Misha