Re: [Libreoffice] Newbie question: Windows SDK exact path

On Mon, 2011-08-22 at 02:11 -0600, Tor Lillqvist wrote:
> I build LO on Windows Server 2008R2 (i.e. the server version of Windows
>  7, 64-bit). I have the Windows SDK 7.0 installed in its default
>  location(s), i.e. in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0
>  *and* C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A , with some
>  overlap, partly same files in both locations.
>
> (Yeah, seems a bit weird to me, too, but as far as I can recall it is
>  not myself who have done any weird choice here.)

I had difficulties on a fresh install of all the recommended things.

Attached was my hack-around "fix" for the problem I had, which might be
the same fundamental problem.

C.

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 536ca8b..fd23669 100755
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -6341,6 +6341,16 @@ if test "$_os" = "WINNT"; then
             if test -n "$WINDOWS_SDK_HOME"; then
                 WINDOWS_SDK_HOME=`cygpath -d "$WINDOWS_SDK_HOME"`
                 WINDOWS_SDK_HOME=`cygpath -u "$WINDOWS_SDK_HOME"`
+
+                #If this sdk is incomplete, lets see if the one
+                #recommended to be installed is available
+                if test ! -x "$WINDOWS_SDK_HOME/bin/msiinfo.exe"; then
+                    WINDOWS_SDK7_HOME=`cat 
"/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Microsoft 
SDKs/Windows/v7.1/InstallationFolder" 2> /dev/null | tr '\000' '\n' | head -n 1`
+                    if test -n "$WINDOWS_SDK7_HOME"; then
+                        WINDOWS_SDK_HOME=`cygpath -d "$WINDOWS_SDK7_HOME"`
+                        WINDOWS_SDK_HOME=`cygpath -u "$WINDOWS_SDK_HOME"`
+                    fi
+                fi
             fi
         else
             WINDOWS_SDK_HOME=`cygpath -u "$with_windows_sdk_home"`
@@ -6385,14 +6395,15 @@ the  Windows SDK are installed.])
         fi
     fi
 
+
     if test -z "$WINDOWS_SDK_HOME"; then
         AC_MSG_RESULT([no, hoping the necessary headers and libraries will be found anyway])
+    elif echo $WINDOWS_SDK_HOME | grep "v7" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([found Windows SDK 7 ($WINDOWS_SDK_HOME)])
     elif echo $WINDOWS_SDK_HOME | grep "v6.1" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
         AC_MSG_RESULT([found Windows SDK 6.1 ($WINDOWS_SDK_HOME)])
     elif echo $WINDOWS_SDK_HOME | grep "v6.0" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
         AC_MSG_RESULT([found Windows SDK 6.0 ($WINDOWS_SDK_HOME)])
-    elif echo $WINDOWS_SDK_HOME | grep "v7" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
-        AC_MSG_RESULT([found Windows SDK 7 ($WINDOWS_SDK_HOME)])
     else
         AC_MSG_ERROR([Found legacy Windows Platform SDK ($WINDOWS_SDK_HOME)])
     fi