[Rdiff-backup-commits] rdiff-backup Windows-README.txt

[Andrew Ferguson]

CVSROOT:        /sources/rdiff-backup
Module name:    rdiff-backup
Changes by:     Andrew Ferguson <owsla> 08/12/28 22:38:18

Modified files:
        .              : Windows-README.txt 

Log message:
        Add info about Visual C++ 2008

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/rdiff-backup/Windows-README.txt?cvsroot=rdiff-backup&r1=1.2&r2=1.3

Patches:
Index: Windows-README.txt
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RCS file: /sources/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/Windows-README.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -b -r1.2 -r1.3
--- Windows-README.txt  19 Oct 2008 15:53:13 -0000      1.2
+++ Windows-README.txt  28 Dec 2008 22:38:18 -0000      1.3
@@ -9,6 +9,21 @@
 operation. For remote operation, you will need to install a Windows SSH
 program. You will also need to install rdiff-backup on the remote system(s).
 
+You will need the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 redistributables. If these are
+not installed on your system, rdiff-backup will be unable to run and Windows
+will display a message such as "The system cannot execute the specified
+program". To install the redistributables for all users, install the package
+available from Microsoft.com (search for "visual c 2008 redistributable").
+
+Alternatively, you can install the redistributable in a "side-by-side"
+configuration, which does not require administrator privelges. Simply
+download the DLL package from:
+http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/rdiff-backup/Microsoft.VC90.zip
+and copy the four enclosed files to the same directory as rdiff-backup.exe.
+
+You will need to follow either method only once.
+
+
 ADDITIONAL ISSUES:
 
 Currently, rdiff-backup's --include and --exclude options do not support