Re: Problem with Dia 0.91-3 win32 installer

[Evan Hempel <echempel netscape net>]

horkana@maths.tcd.ie wrote:

>On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Evan Hempel wrote:
>
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>>Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 11:37:19 -0400
>>From: Evan Hempel <echempel@netscape.net>
>>Reply-To: dia-list@gnome.org
>>To: dia-list@gnome.org
>>Subject: Problem with Dia 0.91-3 win32 installer
>>
>>I have installed dia 0.91-3 on a windows 98 computer, installed it in the
>>default directory, but when I try to run it I get the following error
>>message:
>>
>>  Cannot load module ../lib/pango/1.2.0/modules/pango-basic-win32.dll:
>>One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be found.
>>  Cannot load module ../lib/pango/1.2.0/modules/pango-basic-win32.dll:
>>One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be found.
>>  Cannot load module ../lib/pango/1.2.0/modules/pango-basic-win32.dll:
>>One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be found.
>>  Cannot load module ../lib/pango/1.2.0/modules/pango-basic-win32.dll:
>>One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be found.
>>  Cannot load module ../lib/pango/1.2.0/modules/pango-basic-win32.dll:
>>One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be found.
>>
>>This repeats forever.  The dia gui does start up (slowly), but it does
>>not show
>>any text in the menues or anywhere else.
>>
>>Any suggestions?
>>
>>  Evan Hempel
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>>
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>Pango handles all the text rendering.
>those error messages are saying pango was not found.
>
>if you still have an older version of Dia installed somewhere you should
>compare the two and see if files are missing, or if the program is
>failing to find them.  You might be able to fix the problem by manually
>moving some files to where they need to be, but i have not tried out the
>recent rerelease so I cant really say.
>
>(Sorry for the not particularly helpful answer but I try to make sure
>people always get some sort of a reply and considering the current
>crapflood I am getting from that windows virus I am pretty sure I have
>accidentally deleted loads of mails I should have seen and replied to)
>
>Alan Horkan
>http://advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/
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Thanks for the prompt reply.  I discovered that the problem was caused 
by the installer incorectly setting the working directory of the 
shortcut.  After setting the working directory to "C:\progra~1\dia\bin" 
the program worked like a charm.

Evan