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Werk #6931: cmk-update-agent.exe: Fix problem with missing Runtime Library

Component Agent bakery
Title cmk-update-agent.exe: Fix problem with missing Runtime Library
Date Nov 22, 2018
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.6.0b1 Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
1.5.0p8 Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
1.4.0p38 Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Regression since 1.4.0p37 and 1.5.0

On some older Windows Systems and on Systems without a VC++ Runtime Library 2008 (or newer) installed, the cmk-update-agent.exe may crash, showing an error like Error loading Python DLL.

We intend to ship a correct version of the needed runtime library within the executable, but this mechanism got broken, caused by a sublte change in our build system.

With this werk, the correct DLLs get packaged within the executable and cmk-update-agent.exe will work again as intended on affected systems.

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