[Qt-interest] Phonon documentation recommands SDK with security issues

Matthias Pospiech matthias.pospiech at gmx.de
Fri Jan 8 13:16:08 CET 2010


Matthias Pospiech schrieb:
> Since setting up the SDK with Version 7.0 I looked up the 
> recommandation in the phonon docs
> (http://doc.trolltech.com/4.6/phonon-overview.html) and there it links 
> to the old 6.1 SDK.
>
> Microsoft however states that installing this after Visual Studio 2008 
> SP 1 is a security problem:
>
> "BEFORE installing this SDK, please review Windows SDK for Server 2008 
> (v6.1) overwrites VS2008 SP1 CRT files 
> <http://blogs.msdn.com/windowssdk/archive/2009/08/07/windows-sdk-for-server-2008-v6-1-overwrites-vs2008-sp1-crt-files.aspx> 
> and Installing Windows SDK for Server 2008 (v6.1) after VS208 SP1 
> causes conflicts with Security Update (KB971092) 
> <http://blogs.msdn.com/windowssdk/archive/2009/08/07/installing-windows-sdk-for-server-2008-v6-1-after-vs2008-sp1-causes-conflicts-with-security-update-kb971092.aspx>. 
> Installing the newly released Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and 
> .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 
> <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c17ba869-9671-4330-a63e-1fd44e0e2505&displaylang=en> 
> instead of this release is recommended."
>
> Now I wonder if I really have to use 6.1 for VS 2005 or what is 
> necessary to fix the problem.
>
Since I have no answer yet and can therefore not compile phonon, I would 
like to bring up the question again.
Maybe someone from Qt/Nokia can at least comment on this problem?

Matthias



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