Version 6.65 Windows Executable?

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[Originally posted by eutychus on 2006-12-15 22:15:36-08]

Is it possible to get a windows executable for version 6.65? It fixes the -P problem I was having. Also, is compiling for Windows something I might be able to do myself. I know that's an extra step for you, so I thought perhaps I could do it if it's not too complicated.

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2006-12-15 23:13:31-08]

There you go.  Packaging for windows takes a bit of setting up,
so it is probably easier if I do it.  I haven't been updating the
stand-alone version for every release because it is more work for
me.  (The perl release is all automated, and can be done by
typing a single word, but not so for the stand-alone version which
has a 12-step checklist that I must go through.)

- Phil

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[Originally posted by eutychus on 2006-12-16 04:26:34-08]

Thank you! I appreciate this program very much. I've tried a whole bunch of other programs, and this is the only one that I feel fully comfortable with. Some of them corrupt files (including one from a particular camera manufacturer that corrupts its own maker tags!), and others just don't do what's needed. Now I just have to learn PERL so I can stop being dependent on the Windows version :-)  I used to be a software engineer, but I never learned PERL. I guess now is a good time :-)

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2006-12-16 12:24:11-08]

You're welcome.

If you're like me, you'll enjoy Perl once you get into it.  My
background is predominantly C++, and it is only relatively
recently that I was introduced to Perl.  Perl syntax is C-like,
but it has some extra really cool features (like hashes) that
are incredibly useful.  Plus, I think you will appreciate the fact
that with Perl you never have problems with stray memory
pointers or memory leaks, program crashes, or
platform-dependent compiler issues,  At work, one of my
duties is to maintain a large multi-platform C++ code base,
and most of that time is spent tracking down compiler or
platform-specific issues. Such a waste.

- Phil