[vtkusers] Problems using VTK with Java in Windows XP

[joe at fluiditymed.com]

An update:

I decided to install IE8 to see if the dependency issues would go away.
Some of the issues (e.g. the DWMAPI.DLL and SHLWAPI.DLL issues) did go
away. However, the MPR.DLL issue remains as well as two new missing
dependency issues (IESHIMS.DLL and WER.DLL). From the looks of things, I
can probably create dummy DLLs for IESHIMS.DLL and WER.DLL, but I still
have the MPR issue, which I cannot easily resolve, since I cannot just
replace the existing MPR.DLL with a dummy DLL.

Has anyone out there come up with a way of running vtk apps in Java with
either the XP/IE7 or XP/IE8 combinations?

Thanks much!

Regards,
Joe

> I am compiling on a Windows XP machine. I do not have access to a Windows
> Vista/7 machine for VTK development.
>
> The dependent-library problem that I am running into is caused by IE7
> running on a Windows XP machine. (My understanding is that this is not a
> problem when running IE7 on Vista/7.) Apparently VTK is calling routines
> in libraries which contain broken dependencies. Ordinarily, these don't
> appear to cause a problem in general use as these dependencies are
> delay-loading dependencies and an attempt to resolve them is put off until
> runtime. However, when calling System.loadLibrary("vtkRenderingJava"), it
> appears that a dependency check is made which uncovers the broken
> dependencies (and running Dependency Checker reveals the broken
> dependencies). Unfortunately, it appears that Java won't allow
> vtkRenderingJava to be loaded unless all of the broken dependencies are
> resolved, even if these dependencies are actually not called at runtime.
>
> I am running into three dependent-library issues related to the loading of
> vtkRenderingJava:
>
> 1. Missing DWMAPI.DLL. This module only exists on Windows Vista/7
> machines. Simply copying this DLL to Windows XP does not solve the problem
> as this would require copying more than just DWMAPI.DLL (since DWMAPI.DLL
> itself has dependencies which do not exist on a standard Win XP
> installation). I have solved this problem by creating a dummy DWMAPI.DLL
> library containing the DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea() method.
>
> 2. SHLWAPI.DLL missing function #467 (called from IEFRAME.DLL).
>
> 3. MPR.DLL missing WNetRestoreConnectionA().
>
> I cannot resolve 2. and 3. through the use of dummy DLLs. In any case, I
> shouldn't have to generate dummy DLLs in order to get vtkRenderingJava
> loaded. Uninstalling IE7 is also not an option, either.
>
> Has anyone come across a similar situation and if so, how did you get
> around it? Is there some way of circumventing the checking for
> dependencies in System.loadLibrary() that I don't know about? I cannot
> imagine that I am the only vtk user who has ever run into such a problem.
>
> Once again, thanks for any help which can be provided.
>
> Kind regards,
> Joe
>
>
>> I guess you should do your compilation on Win XP and not windows 7.
>> Or try to put the dll from Win7 in your path on XP.`
>>
>> Seb
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 3:48 PM,  <joe at fluiditymed.com> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am trying to get VTK with Java binding to work on a Windows XP
>>> machine.
>>> I have generated a build using Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition. When
>>> I
>>> try to run the Cone application, I am getting the following:
>>>
>>> java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError:
>>> C:\VTK-Build\bin\Release\vtkRenderingJava.dll: Can't find dependent
>>> libraries
>>>        at java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load(Native Method)
>>>        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary0(ClassLoader.java:1751)
>>>        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:1676)
>>>        at java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary0(Runtime.java:823)
>>>        at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(System.java:1030)
>>>        at cone.Main.<clinit>(Main.java:36)
>>> Exception in thread "main" Java Result: 1
>>>
>>> Using Dependency Checker, I have managed to trace this to a missing
>>> DWMAPI.DLL file from vtkRenderingJava.dll. The problem is that
>>> DWMAPI.DLL
>>> is a Vista/Win 7 file and does not exist in Windows XP.
>>>
>>> Is there a way of getting around this problem?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help that you can provide.
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>> Joe
>>>
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