Re: octave 5.1.0.0 32 bit doesn't run on Windows XP

[Nicholas Jankowski]

On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 12:06 PM "Markus Mützel" <address@hidden> wrote:

On 22 Mar 2019 12:57:38 +0300 Игорь Дворцов wrote:
> The program doesn't run on Windows XP with the error message - entry point RegGetValueW not found in advapi32.dll
>
> The googling gives the solution: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/910a0e22-42bf-437d-8f5b-0162cc691f89/the-procedure-entry-point-reggetvaluea-could-not-be-located-in-advapi32dll?forum=vcgeneral
>
> In short, RegGetValueW is only available in 64-bit version of advapi32.dll. They recommend using RegQueryValueEx instead.

Octave no longer runs on Windows XP.
Please see also bug #54662:
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?54662

Newer systems are not affected.

ok, so to be clear, if it's indeed just a 32bit WinXP issue, not a general 32bit Windows issue.  In that case, it appears that this is an issue that won't be fixed.