Using the Windows "embedded" distribution of Python

eryk sun eryksun at gmail.com
Fri Sep 30 07:49:46 EDT 2016


On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 11:02 AM, Paul  Moore <p.f.moore at gmail.com> wrote:
> When I run ssh.exe, it fails with the message "The program cannot start because
> python3.dll is missing from your computer". I tried running it with sxstrace active,
> but the resulting log file is empty.

A manifest embedded in "ssh.exe" takes precedence over
"ssh.exe.manifest". Check for an embedded manifest:

    mt -inputresource:ssh.exe -out:con >nul

Also, manifests get cached (probably by SuperFetch), so when you make
a change you generally need to recompile or change the filename.



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