Teeworlds: New SDL.dll Requires MSVCR100.dll

[GreYFoX]

i'm unable to use teeworlds on windows after this 4869d0ed3586d55efc50 commit

[SushiTee]

downloading the current redistributable package from microsoft should fix this issue ;)
im not sure... isnt that automatically downloaded through windows updates?

[GreYFoX]

it should be, but i wil ltry
Edit 1: @SushiTee i could only find those
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=14632
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5555
and they are not new at all
Edit 2: but you are right, it fixed it. but do we really want to tell users that these packages are required for Teeworlds?
I'm not gonna stop playing cause of this or anything, but i just don't like it.

I'd like to keep this open until @Oy takes a look and decides what he thinks is best, maybe this DLL can be linked while building SDL so it's not needed.

[SushiTee]

its also possible to just put the missing dll within the teeworlds directory

[GreYFoX]

What about the license, i'm not sure we have the right to redistribute that MS file

[Sworddragon]

Maybe Teeworlds can open a command line window if MSVCR100.dll is missing that asks to download the needed package.

[DanteKG]

I just downloaded and compiled the trunk version and I also have this issue. I just downloaded MSVCR100.dll;put it in C:\WINDOWS\system32 and registered it(Start>Run>regsvr32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcr100.dll). And teeworlds worked.

P.S. Wouldn't it be a good idea to add the MSVCR100.dll file to the source for windows?

[SushiTee]

EliteTee: read above ;)

[GreYFoX]

Thanks @Oy

[DanteKG]

:)

[a-raccoon]

This is happening again, 5.5 years later. Unzipped teeworlds-0.6.4-win32 and ran teeworlds.exe
Out of the box:

teeworlds.exe - System Error
The program can't start because MSVCR100.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem. 

Copying MSVCR100.dll from C:\Windows\System32\ and placing it in the game directory, yields:

teeworlds.exe - Application Error
The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application. 

I run Windows 7 64bit. And the front page of teeworlds.com only offers a 32 bit download. Checking deeper on the Downloads page, I notice the current and most previous versions are only available for Windows 32 bit. I just grabbed 0.6.2 for Windows 64, and that plays for me.

Two questions: 1) Why doesn't the 32bit version play in Windows 7 64bit? 2) Why weren't 0.6.3 and 0.6.4 compiled for 64bit Windows?

Hint: This bug is going to affect a majority of your Windows users until the front-page download link is fixed, and a 64bit version is compiled.

[heinrich5991]

Hm. I compiled this on a Windows 10 64bit, with a 32bit target so it'll run on both 32bit and 64bit. I don't know why it doesn't run on your machine. Maybe I need to compile it on Windows 7...

[heinrich5991]

Can you try this one, and report if it works? https://heinrich5991.de/teeworlds/temp/teeworlds-0.6.4-win32.zip

If so, we'll replace the current binaries with this zip.

[a-raccoon]

That binary does not work either. Same errors as above.

[Sonix-]

Is msvcr100.dll present in both C:\Windows\System32 and C:\Windows\SysWOW64 ?
I had the same issue some time ago and resolved it by downloading the missing .dlls for both 32 and 64bit versions.

[a-raccoon]

This is a fairly new Windows 7 Pro install; fall 2016. Religiously updated (all the rollups). I have:

C:\Windows\System32\msvcr100.dll
C:\Windows\System32\msvcr100_clr0400.dll
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcr100_clr0400.dll
C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\1735F6DB1CAD0F03D9EDAC6C97E1823C\4.6.1055\msvcr100_clr0400_dll_x86
C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\1735F6DB1CAD0F03D9EDAC6C97E1823C\4.6.1055\msvcr100_clr0400_dll_amd64

The 64bit compiled version of 0.6.2 plays fine.

[Sonix-]

I guess you're missing the 32bit dll
Download from https://www.dll-files.com/msvcr100.dll.html the 32bit version of msvcr100.dll and put it in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ and then try to run the game.

This happens with other games too, especially on fresh Windows installs, mostly because the vc redistributable packages are not installed.

[a-raccoon]

I think you missed my reply. "C:\Windows\System32\msvcr100.dll"

The point here is, I can't be missing it. Because my system is a baseline "normal." The problems are inherent with how the game is compiled. My system is John Q Public's system.

[Sonix-]

"C:\Windows\System32\msvcr100.dll" is 64bit
while you're trying to run teeworlds-0.6.4-win32, you'll need the 32bit dll "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcr100.dll" (which is the folder for 32bit files).

[a-raccoon]

The Internet suggests that Teeworlds should "Statically link to the dll files so they are compiled into the executable instead of referenced as separate dll files."

https://www.rhyous.com/2010/09/16/avoiding-the-msvcr100-dll-or-msvcr100d-dll/

You can solve this any of the following ways:

1) Statically link to the dll files so they are compiled into the executable instead of referenced as separate dll files.
2) Include the dll in the same directory as the exe.
3) Force everyone to install the VC++ Runtime Redistributable before running the app.

[oy]

Here is a 64bit version https://www.solidfiles.com/v/p3B6XZeLevmGg.

[heinrich5991]

Does that version work?

[a-raccoon]

Yes, that version does work for me. Note: Google Chrome wanted to delete the download when it completed, stating that it was dangerous. It tested clean at virustotal.com. I'm guessing Google doesn't trust files downloaded from solidfiles.com; just FYI.

[heinrich5991]

@oy How did you compile that?

[oy]

@heinrich5991
On Windows 10 64bit with Visual Studio 2015.