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Standard Windows DLL
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The DLL provided in the BCB/win32dll directory is meant as the sole candidate
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for distributions, based on libmng.dll, that install the DLL into the public
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Windows system-directory. The outline herein defines the requirements to
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which such a distribution must comply. If you cannot comply with these
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requirements please install the dll in the same directory as your application
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and NOT in the Windows system-directory!!!
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1) Only the DLL already assembled in the libmng distribution may be used for
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other distributions!
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2) Only stable public releases are eligible for distribution! A public release
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is one where the y-value of the x.y.z version-code is an even number.
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Eg. 1.0.0, 1.2.1, 2.4.7, etc.
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3) The installation program MUST store the DLL in the Windows system-directory!
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Eg. C:\WinNT\System32, C:\Windows98\System
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(Note: InstallShield users can use the <SYSDIR> variable)
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3) The installation program MUST flag the file as a shared library!
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4) The installation program MUST NOT install the DLL if a newer version
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already exists in the Windows system-directory! The standard DLL provided
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contains the Windows-default version-numbering system. PLEASE USE IT!!
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DO NOT rely on the date or size of the files.
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5) An uninstall procedure MAY NOT remove the DLL if other applications are
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still linked to it! Proper handling as a shared library is imperitive.
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6) TEST IT, TEST IT, TEST IT!!! (I just can't stress this enough)
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If you don't have enough time, let someone else test it BEFORE you
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distribute!
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The penalty for violating these rules is inclusion of your name in the list
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of endangered but useless species (just below the GIF entry!), and on my
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blacklist. YOU HAVE BEEN FOREWARNED!
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