On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:42:23 -0400, Jerry McBride wrote:
>> An example would be one version of a library requires foolibc 2.2.2-patch1
>> while another requires 2.2.2-patch15, and you can't have both installed at
>> the same time (you can have multiple major versions, but not multiple
>> minor
>> versions). Installing 2.2.2-patch15 breaks app1, while app2 won't run
>> with 2.2.2-patch1.
>
> And under windows, the conflicting DLL's get installed anyway... Windows...
> you gotta love... :')
This hasn't been the case since Windows 2000. Well, actually it has, but
not in the way you suggest. Windows has automatic side-by-side library
handling. It will install both versions of the library and use one version
for one app and a different version for another. Without having to do
anything to "fix" it.
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