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diff --git a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_tools.xml b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_tools.xml index 488de552d8..7f01003906 100644 --- a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_tools.xml +++ b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_tools.xml @@ -844,26 +844,32 @@ Stop.]]> <para> <orderedlist> <listitem> - <para>"Redistributable Merge Modules" (kind of loadable - modules for building msi installers - not suitable for - Wireshark's NSIS based installer)</para> + <para>"Using Visual C++ Redistributable Merge Modules" + (kind of loadable modules for building msi installers - + not suitable for Wireshark's NSIS based installer)</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>copy the folder content of Microsoft.VC80.CRT to - the target directory (e.g. <filename>C:\Program - Files\Wireshark</filename>)</para> + <para>"Using Visual C++ Redistributable Package", wherein + the Microsoft libraries are installed by copying + <filename>vcredist_x86.exe</filename> or + <filename>vcredist_x64.exe</filename> to the target + machine and executing it on that machine (MSDN recommends + this for applications built with Visual Studio 2005 + Express Edition) + </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - <filename>vcredist_x86.exe</filename> (needs to be - executed on the target machine - MSDN recommends this - for the 2005 Express Editions) - </para> + <para>"Install a particular Visual C++ assembly as a + private assembly for the application", wherein the + Microsoft libraries are installed by copying the folder + content of <filename>Microsoft.VC80.CRT</filename> to + the target directory (e.g. <filename>C:\Program + Files\Wireshark</filename>)</para> </listitem> </orderedlist>To save installer size, MSVC2005 uses the - content of Microsoft.VC80.CRT (method 2 - this is the + content of Microsoft.VC80.CRT (method 3 - this is the smallest package). As MSVC2005EE and DOTNET20 doesn't - provide the folder "Microsoft.VC80.CRT" they use method 3. + provide the folder "Microsoft.VC80.CRT" they use method 2. You'll have to download a <filename>vcredist_x86.exe</filename> from Microsoft that matches your compiler version. The best way to determine this version is to open one of the generated @@ -931,7 +937,7 @@ Stop.]]> <section> <title>msvcr90.dll / vcredist_x86.exe / vcredist_x64.exe - Version 9.0 (2008)</title> <para> - For Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 (MSVC 9), only method 3 is + For Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 (MSVC 9), only method 2 is used. There are both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the redistributables. </para> @@ -983,7 +989,7 @@ Stop.]]> <section> <title>msvcr100.dll / vcredist_x86.exe / vcredist_x64.exe - Version 10.0 (2010)</title> <para> - For Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 (MSVC 10), only method 3 is + For Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 (MSVC 10), only method 2 is used. There are both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the redistributables. </para> |