Bugs item #3484492, was opened at 2012-02-04 18:17 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by millerpuckette You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=478070&aid=3484492...

Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 7 Private: No Submitted By: Miller Puckette (millerpuckette) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: "package require registry" fails in Windows 7

Initial Comment: In Pd -.43-1 (but not in Pd 0.43-0), Windows 7:

Several students are getting TCL backtraces in Windows 7 apparently coming from the new GUI prefs system's use of the registry. Here's a report:

I can create new patches and run them perfectly well, but as soon as I try to open up another patch I get a message saying that I'm missing a dll, PD hangs and I have to close it.

couldn't load library "C:/Program Files (x86)/PD/lib/tcl8.5/reg/tclreg12.dll": this library or a dependent library could not be found in library path couldn't load library "C:/Program Files (x86)/PD/lib/tcl8.5/reg/tclreg12.dll": this library or a dependent library could not be found in library path while executing "load {C:/Program Files (x86)/PD/lib/tcl8.5/reg/tclreg12.dll} registry" ("package ifneeded registry 1.2.1" script) invoked from within "package require registry" (procedure "write_config_win" line 2) invoked from within "write_config_win $data $adomain $akey $arr " (procedure "write_config" line 4) invoked from within "write_config $::recentfiles_list $::recentfiles_domain $::recentfiles_key true" (procedure "::pd_guiprefs::write_recentfiles" line 2) invoked from within "::pd_guiprefs::write_recentfiles " (procedure "::pd_menus::update_recentfiles_on_menu" line 24) invoked from within "::pd_menus::update_recentfiles_on_menu $menubar.file $write" (procedure "::pd_menus::update_recentfiles_menu" line 5) invoked from within "::pd_menus::update_recentfiles_menu" (procedure "::pd_guiprefs::update_recentfiles" line 8) invoked from within "::pd_guiprefs::update_recentfiles $filename" (procedure "open_file" line 11) invoked from within "open_file $filename" (procedure "menu_open" line 6) invoked from within "menu_open" (menu invoke)

The file tclreg12.dll is present in the distribution, but for some reason tcl seems unable either to find it or to load it. I haven't got hold of a windows 7 system yet to try this on.

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