[tor-bugs] #9084 [Tor bundles/installation]: TBB 3.0a1 crashes on startup on WinXP (missing entry points for _vsnprintf_s in msvcrt.dll)

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#9084: TBB 3.0a1 crashes on startup on WinXP (missing entry points for
_vsnprintf_s in msvcrt.dll)
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 Reporter:  dope457                              |          Owner:  erinn           
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  major                                |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Tor bundles/installation             |        Version:  Tor: unspecified
 Keywords:  tbb-3.0, tbb-crash, MikePerry201307  |         Parent:                  
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Comment(by James_A):

 Replying to [comment:21 mikeperry]:
 > Ok, commit 8cc3dbc4db0307699d292f6fac7615dae2849779 should try harder
 not to link against the default msvcrt.dll:
 > https://people.torproject.org/~mikeperry/3.0a3pre-test2/torbrowser-
 install-3.0-alpha-2_en-US.exe
 >
 No change, same error as before. I cannot find any file that links to
 msvcr100.dll. They all still link to msvcrt.dll.

 The following reference suggests that just adding -lmsvcr100 won't work, a
 new .spec file needs to be created to stop msvcrt.dll being linked as well
 (it also suggests that lib*.dll will need to be recompiled as well, to
 avoid cross-CRT heap and stack clashes). See
 http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=31072902

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