Remove typelib ProxyStubClsid registration when no oleautomation interface is being registered
Marcus Meissner
marcus at jet.franken.de
Sat Jul 31 10:09:41 CDT 2004
> As far as I see it I have two options (to run this outprocess
> client/server program):
> 1) use the available proxy/stub code (which is what I assume Windows
> does?) However since some of the rpcrt4 stub/proxy handling in wine is
> not finished yet, this probably won't work always (and it doesn't yet
> for me for this application). And indeed I don't really know if this
> also affects for example InstallShield behaviour.
>
> 2) use the typelib marshaller if a typelib is registered (even though a
> proxy/stub is available). This is the current wine codepath, but it also
> does not work for me since I get some VT_USERDEFINED errors. But that
> started me wondering why the 'real' proxy/stub code is not used. Since
> some of the rpcrt4 code path seems to work with marshalling, I came up
> with this patch.
What VT_USERDEFINED errors?
> What do you (and Rob) think is the best path to follow for now (what has
> the best chance of being successfull at this moment)? It seems to me
> currently I have two (wine) codepaths that both have their problems in
> relation to the application I am trying to run, but I don't know which
> path is the easiest/hardest to fix/work on.
Instead of 1 || we could check the IID of the interface and only
register those InstallShield needs.
> (from discussions I read) I thought InstallShield used only (automation)
> interfaces with the TypeLib Marshaller.
And some non-automation, which however have typelibs.
> Can you maybe point me to a (frequently used) program that uses the
> InstallShield installer (that is know to work) so I can test it specificly?
Umm. Dont know offhand.
CIao, Marcus
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