[omniORB] question(s) regarding omniORB-4.1.1 and VisualStudio2005 (VS2005) manifest files

[Nikola Radovanovic]

hi,
I would like to ask following questions regarding omniORB-4.1.1 and 
VS2005 manifest files:
According to Microsoft, application (or shared library) generated with 
VS2005 needs 2 things to work on target machine without VS2005 
installed: proper redistributables installed, and also manifest files 
for given exe (dll).
I saw that omniORB-4.1.1 delivers manifest linked to its executables (ie 
omninames) as a resource, which is OK, but checking given exe (with 
resource hacker tool) - one will see that parameter for mt.exe is wrong 
(it should be 1, but it is 2), regarding MS specification which can be 
found on http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms235591.aspx.
Also i have noticed that manifests for shared libraries are generated by 
compiler, but neither one dll has linked manifest as a resource.
I would like to know if this 'manifest things' are done deliberately 
(and if so-why)?
Personally, i edited win32.mk to correct exe problem, and added a line 
to link manifest ot dll's also (patch is attached) . i supose that same 
effect can be achieved by changing x86_win32_vs_8.mk, but i have not 
done that.

best regards
  nikola
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--- f:\shared\ORB-4.11\official\omniORB-4.1.1\mk\win32.mk	Mon Oct 23 10:47:44 2006
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   $(RM) $@; \
   $(CXXLINK) -out:$@ $(CXXLINKOPTIONS) -PDB:$@.pdb $(IMPORT_LIBRARY_FLAGS) \
        $(filter-out $(LibPattern),$^) $$libs; \
!  $(MANIFESTTOOL) /outputresource:"$@;#1" /manifest $@.manifest; \
  )
  endef
  
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   $(RM) $@; \
   $(CXXLINK) -out:$@ $(CXXLINKOPTIONS) -PDB:$@.pdb $(IMPORT_LIBRARY_FLAGS) \
        $(filter-out $(LibPattern),$^) $$libs; \
!  $(MANIFESTTOOL) /outputresource:"$@;#2" /manifest $@.manifest; \
  )
  endef
  
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  (set -x; \
   $(RM) $@; \
   $(CLINK) -out:$@ $(CLINKOPTIONS) -PDB:$@.pdb $(IMPORT_LIBRARY_FLAGS) $(filter-out $(LibPattern),$^) $$libs; \
!  $(MANIFESTTOOL) /outputresource:"$@;#1" /manifest $@.manifest; \
  )
  endef
  
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  (set -x; \
   $(RM) $@; \
   $(CLINK) -out:$@ $(CLINKOPTIONS) -PDB:$@.pdb $(IMPORT_LIBRARY_FLAGS) $(filter-out $(LibPattern),$^) $$libs; \
!  $(MANIFESTTOOL) /outputresource:"$@;#2" /manifest $@.manifest; \
  )
  endef
  
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  $(CXXLINK) -out:$$dllname -DLL $$extralinkoption \
  $$defflag -IMPLIB:$@ $(IMPORT_LIBRARY_FLAGS) \
  $^ $$extralibs $$resname; \
- $(MANIFESTTOOL) /outputresource:"$$dllname;#2" /manifest $$dllname.manifest; \
  $(CP) $@ $$slibname;
  endef
  
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