Why dont my exe's run on other computers?

[tkurowski]

I compiled a fractal program (by building a release version), and my exe will only run on my computer (of two others I've tried on).

The windows error upon opening the exe: "This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem."

What is the problem?

Cheers,
Tom

[kempofighter]

Did you google search the error message yet? One of the solutions at the following link will probably fix you up.

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vcgeneral/thread/36971526-95f3-4a9f-a601-1843c86332c1

[Bazzy]

You can modify project settings in VC++ IDE:
Project > Properties > Configuration Properties > C/C++ > Code Generation > RunTime Library > Multy threaded (/MT)

[airtonarantes]

you must to compile your program to an especific platform. If you wanna a program at Linux environments so you use a compiler to this platform, and so on.


cheers

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Airton Arantes

[tkurowski]

Sorry for the late response, and thanks for replying.

kempo: Yah I saw that, but i thought it was ridiculous that I have to add files for my exe to run. I have lots of programs I got off the net that are just a stand alone exe file... thats what I'd like to figure out.

Bazzy: Could you please breifly describe what that particular setting does?

airtonarantes: I would be greatful if I could just compile nicely in windows. Im using VS 2008


Cheers,
Tom

[Bazzy]

It makes the compiler linking to a static library at compile time instead of a dynamic library at run time (default setting). Linking to the dynamic one, makes your program needing that DLL to be installed in the computer your program will run.

[tkurowski]

Well I'm getting a more coherent error now. It says I'm missing cxcore which is one of the libraries to openCV (intel's open source image processing library).

Does that mean I have to install other files?

Cheers,
Tom

[Bazzy]

If that is a dynamic library (DLL on Windows) you should, if it is a static library (LIB) it should be already linked in your executable file

[um0123]

im also having this problem, i went to multi threaded /MT and i rebuilt my project, will it be built in the same place as the last .exe?

and my .exe go to

C:\Users\[MY NAME HERE]\Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\C++\big brother\debug\big brother.exe

is that where the exe should be located after build?

p.s. big brother is the name of the program and project.

[Bazzy]

It will be in the same place as the other build was, different build options won't affect the file position (unless you change the output directory)

[kbw]

It sounds like a problem with manifests for the C and C++ runtime. You'll need to install the redistibutable runtime system that comes the Visual Studio.

Manifests are an unnecessary royal pain in C/C++ but were introduced for C# support.

[tkurowski]

Honestly, I'm don't understand the latest responses.
cxcore is part of OpenCV. That is where I'm getting my error (I'm using a function from openCV for this software).

How can I determine what it is I have to install on other computers for this to work?
Is it possible to just make an executable with no external dependencies for other computers?

Tom

[kbw]

It's unlikely that OpenCV will be installed on another computer. You'd have to search for one of its DLLs to confirm whether it's there or not.

[tkurowski]

So you're saying that I need to copy the DLL that has the function that I'm using in it. That makes sense. Do I just copy the DLL into the same location as the EXE or do I actually have to go through some install procedure?

Cheers,
Tom

[kbw]

If it's not built using manifests, you can just drop the DLL in the same directory as the EXE.

[tkurowski]

Well then... that's good that it's not using manifests. Mostly because I don't know what that is, and I really didn't want to stretch this topic out that far :)
Adding the DLL files to the location of the EXE works.

Thank you, everyone, for your help!

Cheers,
Tom