Stdole32.tlb (was: Installshield 6 crash: ole trouble)

[Marcus Meissner]

> > And what's wrong with importing lots of structures,
> > if unused typedefs aren't stored in the type library?
> 
> The main problem is that the typelibs import all kinds of stuff. Stdole2.tlb
> imports declarations from guiddef.h, oaidl.idl, unknwn.idl, ocidl.idl,
> olectl.h, plus some functions and interfaces that are not in any other file.

> Also, the IFont interface has been slightly modified in the type lib which
> might break an app if it were to use our ocidl.idl version of it.

Huh? How that?

> Is there any point in cluttering our typelib?

In my opinion our typelib should at least contain all of the stdole2/32.tlb stuff.

If there are some more entries, it does not really matter I guess.

> > > Where should I put such a file?
> >
> > I'd go for dlls/oleaut32. Standard ole32 has no need for typelibs, they're
> > a feature of oleaut32.
> 
> I'll wait a bit longer for opinions from a few more people, although your
> logic about type libs being an oleaut32 feature seems right to me.

Go ahead with what you consider best.

My acceptance criteria would be basically 'InstallShield v6 still works' ;)

Ciao, Marcus