<i>Windows 7: "fossil ui" and "fossil server" fail</i> status still Open with 1 other change
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2010-10-19 23:35:57.
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OS:\sWindows\s7\sUltimate\r\n\r\nWith\sfossil.exe\sinstalled\sin\sC:\\Windows\\system32,\s"fossil\sui"\sand\s"fossil\sserver"\sfail\sto\sstart\sthe\sweb\sserver.\sOn\seach\sattempted\saccess\sto\shttp://localhost:8080\s,\sthe\scommand\sprompt\soutputs:\r\n\r\n<pre>'"fossil"'\sis\snot\srecognized\sas\san\sinternal\sor\sexternal\scommand,\r\noperable\sprogram\sor\sbatch\sfile.</pre>\r\n\r\nWindows\sFirewall\sis\soff\sand\sthere\sare\sno\sother\sfirewalls\sinstalled.\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>anonymous\sclaiming\sto\sbe\sArnel\sadded\son\s2010-10-08\s18:03:34:</i><br\s/>\r\nAre\syou\sable\sto\sedit\syour\sPATH\svariable\sand\sadd\sanother\sfolder\s(e.g.,\sC:\\Users\\<username>\\Documents)\swhere\syou\scan\stransfer\sfossil.exe\sinstead?\sFossil\sprobably\sdoes\snot\sunderstand\s%SystemRoot%\\system32,\swhich\sis\swhat's\son\sPATH\sfor\sthat\sfolder.\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>wolfgang\sadded\son\s2010-10-10\s12:32:16:</i><br\s/>\r\nThis\sis\snot\sa\sproblem\sof\sfossil.\r\n\r\nThe\smentioned\serror\smessage\sis\sa\sMS\sWindows\smessage,\sdocumenting,\sthat\sthe\srequested\scommand\sis\snot\sfound\sin\sthe\spath.\r\n\r\nSo\syou\sshould\scheck:\r\n\s\s*\s\sis\sthe\spath\sreally\scorrect\r\n\s\s*\s\show\sdo\syou\scall\sfossil,\sMS\sWindows\sdoesn't\suse\sthe\spath\svariables\sin\sall\scall\svariants\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>anonymous\sclaiming\sto\sbe\sarichardson\s(op)\sadded\son\s2010-10-15\s09:10:18:</i><br\s/>\r\n>Arnel\sadded\son\s2010-10-08\s18:03:34:<br>\r\n>Fossil\sprobably\sdoes\snot\sunderstand\s%SystemRoot%\\system32,\swhich\sis\swhat's\son\sPATH\sfor\sthat\sfolder.\r\n\r\nI\sthink\syou've\shit\son\sthe\sproblem\shere.\sIt\sworks\sperfectly\swell\son\sXP\sthough,\swhich\sis\swhy\sI'm\spuzzled.\sI\swill\stry\syour\ssuggestion\sbut\sultimately\swill\send\sup\swith\sFossil\sback\sin\ssystem32,\swhere\s(IMO)\sit\sbelongs.\r\n\r\n>wolfgang\sadded\son\s2010-10-10\s12:32:16:<br>\r\n>This\sis\snot\sa\sproblem\sof\sfossil.\r\n\r\nI\sbelieve\sit\sis.\sPlease\ssee\sbelow\sfor\smy\sreasons.\r\n\r\n>The\smentioned\serror\smessage\sis\sa\sMS\sWindows\smessage,\sdocumenting,\sthat\sthe\srequested\scommand\sis\snot\sfound\sin\sthe\spath.<br>\r\n><br>\r\n>So\syou\sshould\scheck:<br>\r\n><br>\r\n>is\sthe\spath\sreally\scorrect<br>\r\n>how\sdo\syou\scall\sfossil,\sMS\sWindows\sdoesn't\suse\sthe\spath\svariables\sin\sall\scall\svariants<br>\r\n\r\nLooks\slike\syou\sdidn't\sread\smy\sticket.\sI'll\sexplain\sagain:\r\n\r\nAt\sthe\scommand\sprompt,\sI'm\srunning\s"fossil\sui".\s("fossil\sserver"\sdoes\sthe\sexact\ssame\sthing.)\sThere\sis\sa\sknown\sgood,\sopen\sfossil\sin\sthe\sworking\sdirectory.\sFossil\sopens\sa\sweb\sbrowser\s(Firefox\sin\sthis\scase)\sand\sgives\sit\sthe\spath\s"localhost:8080"\sas\sexpected.\r\n\r\nThe\sproblem\soccurs\swhen\sFirefox\saccesses\slocalhost:8080.\sFossil\sis\sdefinitely\slistening\son\s8080/tcp\sbecause\sit\sreacts\sto\sconnections\son\slocalhost:8080.\sThe\sway\sit\sreacts\sis\sto\soutput\sthis\serror\son\sstdout:\r\n\r\n'"fossil"'\sis\snot\srecognized\sas\san\sinternal\sor\sexternal\scommand,\soperable\sprogram\sor\sbatch\sfile.\r\n\r\ninstead\sof\sreturning\sa\sweb\spage\sto\sthe\sbrowser.\r\n\r\nYou're\sright\sthat\sthis\serror\sis\sgenerated\sby\sthe\sOS,\sbut\sI\sbelieve\sthe\sflaw\sis\sin\sFossil.\sIMO\sArnel's\ssuggestion\sis\scorrect,\sthat\sFossil\sis\snot\sinterpreting\s%SystemRoot%\\system32\sproperly.\sI\swill\snow\sattempt\sto\sprove\sit.\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>anonymous\sclaiming\sto\sbe\sarichardson\sadded\son\s2010-10-15\s09:13:21:</i><br\s/>\r\nI\smean,\sI\swill\sattempt\sto\sprove\sit\sin\s8\shours\sor\sso,\swhen\sI\sget\shome\sfrom\swork\sand\shave\saccess\sto\smy\sWindows\s7\sbox.\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>anonymous\sclaiming\sto\sbe\sArnel\sadded\son\s2010-10-15\s11:28:11:</i><br\s/>\r\nI\scan\sconfirm\s"fossil\sserver"\sworks\swith\sfossil.exe\sinside\sthe\s%SystemRoot%\\system32\sfolder\sfrom\sa\sWindows\s7\sbox\sI'm\susing.\s\r\n\r\nWith\s"fossil\sui"\sI'm\sgetting\sthe\s"'http:'\sis\snot\srecognized...batch\sfile"\smessage.\sWhich\sis\sodd,\sconsidering\sI\scan\srun\s"start\shttp://127.0.0.1:8080/"\sfrom\swithin\sthe\sC:\\Windows\\system32\sfolder.\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>anonymous\sclaiming\sto\sbe\sArnel\sadded\son\s2010-10-15\s11:34:02:</i><br\s/>\r\nSorry,\sI\sforgot\sto\sadd:\s"fossil\sui"\sdoes\sprovide\sthe\serror\smessage\sI\sdescribed\searlier\swhen\sI\sran\sit\sfrom\sthe\scommand-line,\s*BUT*\sif\sI\sopen\sa\sbrowser\sand\sgo\sto\shttp://localhost:8080/\sit\sopens\sthe\sweb\sUI\sfor\sFossil.\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>drh\sadded\son\s2010-10-15\s13:58:28:</i><br\s/>\r\nI\sthink\sthe\sproblem\scomes\sabout\sbecause\sFossil\stries\sto\srun\sa\scopy\sof\r\nitself\sby\scalling\ssystem()\swith\sargv[0]\sbeing\sused\sas\sthe\scommand\sname.\r\nApparently\son\swindows,\sargv[0]\sis\snot\sa\sreliable\sname\sfor\sthe\sprogram\r\nthat\sis\sbeing\srun.\r\n\r\nDoes\sanybody\shave\sany\ssuggestions\sfor\san\salternative\sway\sto\sget\sa\r\nwindows\sprogram\sto\srun\sa\scopy\sof\sitself?\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>rwilson\sadded\son\s2010-10-15\s15:30:22:</i><br\s/>\r\nis\sthis\srecently\sintroduced?\s\si've\sbeen\susing\sfossil\son\swindows\s7\s64\sbit\ssince\sit\swas\sreleased\swith\sno\sproblems\s(not\scounting\sa\sfew\shiccups\salong\sthe\sway\sin\sthe\swin32\sbuild).\s\si\shaven't\supdated\smy\sbuild\sfor\sabout\ssix\sweeks,\sso\si'm\snot\sexperiencing\sthis\sissue\s(Fossil\sversion\s[7aae4ef068]\s2010-09-03\s01:57:41).\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>drh\sadded\son\s2010-10-15\s16:13:52:</i><br\s/>\r\nNothing\shas\schanged\sin\sthis\sarea\srecently.\s\sI\sthink\sthe\speople\sthat\sare\r\nhaving\sproblems\ssimply\shave\san\sunusual\swindows\sconfiguration.\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>wolfgang\sadded\son\s2010-10-15\s16:37:14:</i><br\s/>\r\nFor\smy\sXP\smachine,\sargv[0]\sis\scorrectly\sfilled\swith\sthe\scomplete\spath.\sA\swindows\s7\sHome\sPremium\smachine\sshows\sonly\sthe\sfilename(fossil.exe),\snot\sthe\scomplete\spath.\sBoth\stests\sused\sa\sstandard\scmd.exe\sconsole\sstarting\sfossil\swith\s<kbd>fossil\shelp\sver</kbd>\sand\sfossils\sinstall\sdirectory\sin\senvironemt\svariable\sPATH.\s=>\r\n\s\s*\s\son\sXP\sargv[0]\sseems\sto\sbe\sfilled\swith\sthe\scomplete\spath,\sso\sthat\sthe\senvironment\sis\snot\sused\r\n\s\s*\s\son\sWin\s7\sis\sonly\sthe\sfilename\sstored\sin\sargv[0].\sThis\sway\sit\sdepends\son\sthe\senvironment/registry\ssettings,\swhether\sfossil\sis\sfound\sor\snot.\r\n\r\nThe\scontents\sof\sargv[0]\scan\sbe\stested\swith\r\n\r\nfossil\shelp\sver\r\n\r\nThe\sname\sof\sthe\sbinary,\sdisplayed\sin\sthe\soutput\sis\sreplaced\swith\sargv[0].\s\r\n\r\nWindows\suses\sdiffent\sways\sto\sfind\sa\sbinary\s(calling\svia\scmd.exe\sor\scalling\sby\sexplorer,..).\sSo\sif\sargv[0]\sdoesn't\scontain\sa\sfull\spath,\sthe\serror\s\smay\sappear.\r\n\r\nI've\sfound\sa\slink\sto\ssome\sinformation,\show\sto\sget\sthe\sapplication\slocation:\r\n\r\n[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms683197]:\r\n<pre>\r\nDWORD\sWINAPI\sGetModuleFileName(\r\n\s\s__in_opt\s\sHMODULE\shModule,\r\n\s\s__out\s\s\s\s\sLPTSTR\slpFilename,\r\n\s\s__in\s\s\s\s\s\sDWORD\snSize\r\n);\r\n</pre>\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>wolfgang\sadded\son\s2010-10-16\s14:48:55:</i><br\s/>\r\nI\sthink,\susing\s<code>pgmptr</code>\sdoesn't\sreally\ssolve\sthe\sproblem.\sReading\sthe\smicrosoft\smsdn\spages,\si\ssee:\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\nWhen\sa\sprogram\sis\srun\sfrom\sthe\scommand\sinterpreter\s(Cmd.exe),\s_pgmptr\sis\sautomatically\sinitialized\sto\sthe\sfull\spath\sof\sthe\sexecutable\sfile.\sFor\sexample,\sif\sHello.exe\sis\sin\sC:\\BIN\sand\sC:\\BIN\sis\sin\sthe\spath,\s_pgmptr\sis\sset\sto\sC:\\BIN\\Hello.exe\swhen\syou\sexecute:\r\nCopy\r\n\r\nC>\shello\s\r\n\r\nWhen\sa\sprogram\sis\snot\srun\sfrom\sthe\scommand\sline,\s_pgmptr\smight\sbe\sinitialized\sto\sthe\sprogram\sname\s(the\sfile's\sbase\sname\swithout\sthe\sfile\sname\sextension)\sor\sto\sa\sfile\sname,\srelative\spath,\sor\sfull\spath.\r\n</blockquote>\r\nIf\sthe\sfossil.exe\sis\scalled\sby\stools\slike\sanysrv/nssm/..,\sthe\svalue\sof\spgmptr\smay\sbe\sa\srelative\sor\sabsolute\spath\sor\sonly\sthe\sfilename.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>anonymous\sclaiming\sto\sbe\sarichardson\sadded\son\s2010-10-18\s12:41:22:</i><br\s/>\r\n>Nothing\shas\schanged\sin\sthis\sarea\srecently.\sI\sthink\sthe\speople\sthat\sare\shaving\sproblems\ssimply\shave\san\sunusual\swindows\sconfiguration.\r\n\r\nCould\syou\snarrow\sthis\sdown\sa\sbit?\sTricky\sI\sknow,\sbut\sdid\syou\shave\ssomething\sparticular\sin\smind?\sIt's\sa\sstandard\sWindows\s7\sUltimate\sinstall.\sI\shaven't\sapplied\svLite\sor\sanything,\sall\sthe\susual\sparts\sseem\sto\sbe\sthere.\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>anonymous\sadded\son\s2010-10-19\s08:03:50:</i><br\s/>\r\nRichard,\sperhaps\syou\srefer\sto\sthis?\s[http://fossil-scm.org/index.html/tktview?name=44002a7760|44002a7760]<p>I\shave\ssince\sset\sa\sHOMEPATH\s(which,\sOT,\sI\sthink\smight\sbe\san\sartifact\sof\sAD,\swhich\swould\sexplain\swhy\sI've\snever\sseen\sit\sas\sI've\snever\shad\san\sAD\sdomain\sat\shome).\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>wolfgang\sadded\son\s2010-10-19\s08:26:31:</i><br\s/>\r\nThe\soriginal\sposter\suses\swindir/system32.\sI\sthink\sit's\snot\sa\sgood\sidea,\sto\suse\ssuch\san\sspecial\sOS\sfolder\sfor\sa\suser\sinstalled\sexecutable.\sEspecially\sVista/Win7\shaves\sspecial\smechanismns\sto\sprotect\sthis\sfolder.\sIn\saddition\sto\sthis:\swindows\suses\sdifferrent\sways\sto\sexpand\spaths\swhile\ssearching\sexecutables(see\sabove).\r\n\r\nI\sdon't\sthink,\sthat\swe\sshould\stry\sto\shandle\sthese\sMS-Windows\sspecific\sproblems.\r\n\r\nMany\sof\sus\sdo\snot\shave\sany\sproblems\swith\sa\swin7\sfossil\sinstall.\sFor\sme\sthe\sfollowing\sworks\spretty\sgood\s(on\sdifferent\swindows\sversions\s(XP\sHome,\sXP\sProf.,\sWin7\sHP):\r\n\r\n\s\s1\s\sinstall\sfossil\sinto\sa\sfodler\sin\sthe\sdata\sarea,\sincluding\sexecutable\sand\srepositories\s(this\smakes\sit\seasy\sto\scopy\sthe\sinstallation\sbetween\sdifferent\scomputers)\r\n\s\s2\s\sadd\sthe\sinstall\sdirectory\sto\sthe\sPATH\senvironment\svariable\r\n\s\s3\s\sinstall\sa\sservice(nssm/anysrv/..)\susing\sthe\scomplete\spath,\sso\sthe\sOS\spath\ssearch\sis\sdeactivated\r\n\r\nThe\sproblem\sof\sthe\soriginal\sposter\sshould\sbe\ssolved,\sif\sthe\sservice\suses\sa\sfully\squalified\spath\sinstead\sof\sgiving\sonly\sfossil\s(and\sletting\sthe\sOS\ssearch\sfor\sthe\spath).\r\n\r\nIn\smy\sopinion,\sthis\sisn't\sa\sproblem,\swhich\sshould/can\sbe\ssolved\sin\sfossil\s=>\sClose\sticket?\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>anonymous\sclaiming\sto\sbe\sarichardson\sadded\son\s2010-10-19\s08:58:10:</i><br\s/>\r\n>\sstarting\sfossil\swith\s"fossil\shelp\sver"\r\n\r\nI'm\snot\ssure\sthis\stest\sdoes\swhat\syou\sthink\sit\sdoes.\sIt\sdidn't\swork\son\smy\sUbuntu\sworkstation:\r\n\r\n<pre>arichardson@vostro-1:~$\sfossil\shelp\sver\r\nUsage:\sfossil\sversion\r\n\r\nPrint\sthe\ssource\scode\sversion\snumber\sfor\sthe\sfossil\sexecutable.</pre>\r\n\r\nWhen\sI\sused\sthe\sfull\spath,\sthough,\sit\sdid\swork...\r\n\r\n<pre>arichardson@vostro-1:~$\s`which\sfossil`\shelp\sver\r\nUsage:\s/usr/bin/fossil\sversion\r\n\r\nPrint\sthe\ssource\scode\sversion\snumber\sfor\sthe\sfossil\sexecutable.</pre>\r\n\r\n...\sbut\susing\sthe\sfull\spath\sdefeats\sthe\spoint,\sI\sthink.\sThis\sis\son\sa\s32-bit\sLinux.\sI\sdo\shave\sa\s64-bit\sLinux\ssomewhere\sbut\sthat\stest\swill\shave\sto\swait.\r\n\r\nWindows\sXP\s(32-bit),\ssame\sresult:\r\n\r\n<pre>C:\\Programs\\Windows\sResource\sKits\\Tools>fossil\shelp\sver\r\nUsage:\sfossil\sversion\r\n\r\nPrint\sthe\ssource\scode\sversion\snumber\sfor\sthe\sfossil\sexecutable.\r\n\r\nC:\\Programs\\Windows\sResource\sKits\\Tools>%WINDIR%\\system32\\fossil.exe\shelp\sver\r\nUsage:\sC:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\fossil.exe\sversion\r\n\r\nPrint\sthe\ssource\scode\sversion\snumber\sfor\sthe\sfossil\sexecutable.\r\n\r\nC:\\Programs\\Windows\sResource\sKits\\Tools></pre>\r\n\r\nI\sreally\smust\schange\sthe\sstarting\sdir.\sMy\sprojects\sfolder\swould\sbe\smuch\smore\shandy.\r\n\r\nMy\s64-bit\sWindows\ssystem\sis\sat\shome\sand\soffline,\sso\sthat\stest\swill\salso\shave\sto\swait.\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>anonymous\sclaiming\sto\sbe\sarichardson\sadded\son\s2010-10-19\s09:11:14:</i><br\s/>\r\n>The\soriginal\sposter\suses\swindir/system32.\sI\sthink\sit's\snot\sa\sgood\sidea,\sto\suse\ssuch\san\sspecial\sOS\sfolder\sfor\sa\suser\sinstalled\sexecutable.\r\n\r\nI\scan't\sagree\swith\sthat.\sThe\sexecutable\sshould\sabsolutely\snot\scare\swhere\sit's\sinstalled.\sWhy\sshould\sit\sstop\sworking\sin\ssome\smagic\slocation?\sIf\sthe\sOS\swants\sto\sprevent\sthe\sinstallation,\sfine,\sif\sgroup\spolicy\swants\sto\sprevent\sit,\salso\sfine,\sbut\sotherwise\sthe\sexecutable\sshould\swork\sas\sexpected.\r\n\r\nI\shave\sinstalled\smany\sprograms\sin\s%windir%\\system32\sin\sthe\spast\sand\sthis\sis\sthe\sfirst\stime\sthere's\sever\sbeen\sa\sproblem.\r\n\r\n>Especially\sVista/Win7\shaves\sspecial\smechanismns\sto\sprotect\sthis\sfolder.\r\n\r\nThe\sonly\s"special\smechanism"\sis\sa\sdialog\sbox\ssaying\s"you\swant\sto\sdo\sthis?\sreally?"\sand\sme\ssaying\s"yes".\r\n\r\n>In\saddition\sto\sthis:\swindows\suses\sdifferrent\sways\sto\sexpand\spaths\swhile\ssearching\sexecutables(see\sabove).\r\n\r\nAs\sfar\sas\sI\scan\ssee\sthis\sis\sthe\sonly\svalid\sargument\sagainst\sfixing\sthis,\sthat\sit\swould\srequire\sOS-specific\scode\sin\sa\s"#ifdef\s_WIN32"\sblock.\sI\shate\sthat\skind\sof\sthing\snormally.\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>anonymous\sclaiming\sto\sbe\sarichardson\sadded\son\s2010-10-19\s09:37:52:</i><br\s/>\r\n>Does\sanybody\shave\sany\ssuggestions\sfor\san\salternative\sway\sto\sget\sa\swindows\sprogram\sto\srun\sa\scopy\sof\sitself?\r\n\r\nThinking\sabout\sit,\sis\sthis\sthe\sbest\sway\sto\sdo\sit?\sCould\swe\snot\sjust\scall\sthe\scgi\sfunction\sinstead\sof\slaunching\sa\sseparate\sinstance\sof\sFossil?\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>anonymous\sclaiming\sto\sbe\sarichardson\sadded\son\s2010-10-19\s12:31:31:</i><br\s/>\r\nHere's\sanother\sunfinished\spatch\s(for\ssrc/winhttp.c)\sto\simplement\sthe\sinternal\scall.\r\n\r\n[https://dreamtrack.dnsalias.com/downloads/self-call.diff]\r\n\r\nIt\sdoesn't\strigger\sthe\serror\sany\smore,\sbut\sneither\sdoes\sit\sreturn\sanything\sto\sthe\sbrowser.\r\n\r\nIt\s<i>almost</i>\sworks,\snow\sif\sonly\sI\scould\sfigure\sout\show\sto\scall\sinto\smain.c\sfrom\swinhttp.c!\sI'd\sprefer\sto\sdo\sthat\sthan\sseparate\sout\sthe\srequired\sfunctions\sinto\stheir\sown\s.c\sfile.\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>drh\sadded\son\s2010-10-19\s12:40:56:</i><br\s/>\r\nThanks\sfor\sthe\spatch,\sFatman,\sbut\sa\ssolution\sthat\sruns\seach\sHTTP\srequest\sin\r\na\sthread\swill\sbe\sunacceptable.\s\sFossil\sis\sdesigned\saround\sprocesses,\snot\r\nthreads.\s\sThe\samount\sof\swork\srequired\sto\smake\sFossil\sthreadsafe\swould\sbe\sprohibitive.\r\n\r\nSee\salso,\s[http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/2006/EECS-2006-1.pdf]\r\n\r\nI\sneed\sa\sway\sto\sstart\sa\snew\sprocess\s(not\sa\sthread)\srunning\sthe\ssame\sbinary\sin\sWindows\s7.\s\sApparently\sthe\stechnique\sof\scalling\ssystem()\son\s<nowiki>argv[0]</nowiki>\sor\son\s_pgmptr\sworks\sfor\sall\sprior\sversions\sof\sWindows\sdoes\snot\swork\sin\sWindows\s7.\s\sNobody\shas\syet\sexplained\sto\sme\swhy\sit\sdoesn't\swork,\sand\sI\sdo\snot\shave\saccess\sto\sWindows\s7\sto\stest\sit\sfor\smyself,\sbut\sapparently\sit\sdoes\snot.\s\sI\swould\sprefer\sto\sfix\sthe\sproblem,\srather\sthan\srearchitect\sall\sof\sFossil.\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>anonymous\sclaiming\sto\sbe\sarichardson\sadded\son\s2010-10-19\s13:12:04:</i><br\s/>\r\n>a\ssolution\sthat\sruns\seach\sHTTP\srequest\sin\sa\sthread\swill\sbe\sunacceptable\r\n\r\nFair\senough.\sI\ssaw\s"_beginthread"\sin\swinhttp.c\sand\sassumed\sit\swould\sbe\sok\sto\suse\sit.\sI'll\sthink\ssome\smore.\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>anonymous\sclaiming\sto\sbe\sarichardson\sadded\son\s2010-10-19\s13:23:14:</i><br\s/>\r\n>\sNobody\shas\syet\sexplained\sto\sme\swhy\sit\sdoesn't\swork\r\n\r\nI'd\slike\sto\sknow\sthat\stoo.\sIt\swill\saffect\smy\swork\sin\sfuture.\r\n\r\n>\sI\sdo\snot\shave\saccess\sto\sWindows\s7\sto\stest\sit\sfor\smyself\r\n\r\nWould\sit\sbe\suseful\sif\sI\sset\sup\sa\sWindows\s7\sVM\sand\syou\scould\sfiddle\swith\sit\sremotely?\sMy\sinternet\sconnection\sis\sfast\senough\sfor\sthat,\sI\sthink,\sand\smy\sserver\sshould\sbe\sable\sto\scope\swith\sa\ssmall\sVM.\sJust\san\sidea\sthere.\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>anonymous\sadded\son\s2010-10-19\s14:12:33:</i><br\s/>\r\nI\swonder,\scould\sthis\sbe\sa\srelated\sissue?\r\n\r\n[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms683197(VS.85).aspx#4]\r\n\r\nMaybe\ssystem()\sdoes\sa\sGetModuleFileName()\scall\sinternally.\sI\s<i>have</i>\sbeen\susing\sthe\s32-bit\sversion\sof\sFossil\son\smy\s64-bit\sOS.\sIf\sWin7\s64-bit\sscrews\swith\s32-bit\sGetModuleFileName()\scalls,\sa\ssimple\srecompile\swith\sMinGW-w64\smight\sfix\sthe\sproblem.\r\n\r\nWell,\sprobably\snot.\sBut\sI'm\shoping\sfor\san\seasy\sfix.\s:P\s\r\n\r\n<hr\s/><i>rwilson\sadded\son\s2010-10-19\s23:34:38:</i><br\s/>\r\ni\skeep\sseeing\speople\s(including\sdrh)\sin\sthis\sthread\ssaying\sthat\sfossil\sdoesn't\swork\sin\swindows\s7.\s\sagain,\sit's\sworking\sfor\sme\son\swindows\s7\s64\sbit,\sand\shas\salways\sworked.\s\si\shave\sit\sinstalled\sin\sc:\\rev\\bin,\swhich\sis\sdifferent\sthan\sthe\sOP,\sbut\si\sagree\sit\sshouldn't\smake\sa\sdifference.\s\syou\scan\ssee\smy\seasyunit\smirror\sat\s[http://svn.thereverend.org:8080/easyunit].\s\sso\swhat\sis\sdifferent\sabout\sthe\sOP's\sconfiguration?
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