External Module not found - LGitLibrary

Hi,

Using Pharo on Windows time to time i got "External Module not found" for
LGitLibrary.

Not sure if i'm hitting:
https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-launcher/issues/307

But this time the problem is not fixed. Other time after some trying to open
the image in different way (PharoLaucher, from CommandLine, selecting
Pharo.exe to open .image files, ..) the problem fixed itself.

ExternalLibraryFunction(Object)>>error:
ExternalLibraryFunction(Object)>>externalCallFailed
ExternalLibraryFunction(ExternalFunction)>>invokeWithArguments:
LGitLibrary>>libgit2_init
FFICalloutAPI>>function:module:
LGitLibrary(Object)>>ffiCall:
LGitLibrary>>libgit2_init
[ self libgit2_init.
self recordInitializationSuccess ] in LGitLibrary>>initializeLibGit2 in
Block: [ self libgit2_init....
BlockClosure>>on:do:
LGitLibrary>>initializeLibGit2
LGitLibrary class>>startUp:
ClassSessionHandler>>startup:
[ :each | each startup: isImageStarting ] in WorkingSession>>runStartup: in
Block: [ :each | each startup: isImageStarting ]
[ aBlock value: each ] in [ :each |
[ aBlock value: each ]
        on: Exception
        do: [ :error | self errorHandler handleError: error ] ] in
WorkingSession>>runList:do: in Block: [ aBlock value: each ]
BlockClosure>>on:do:
[ :each |
[ aBlock value: each ]
        on: Exception
        do: [ :error | self errorHandler handleError: error ] ] in
WorkingSession>>runList:do: in Block: [ :each | ...
Array(SequenceableCollection)>>do:
WorkingSession>>runList:do:
WorkingSession>>runStartup:
WorkingSession>>start:
SessionManager>>launchSnapshot:andQuit:
[ isImageStarting := self launchSnapshot: save andQuit: quit.
wait signal ] in SessionManager>>snapshot:andQuit: in Block: [
isImageStarting := self launchSnapshot: save and...etc...
[ self value.
Processor terminateActive ] in BlockClosure>>newProcess in Block: [ self
value....




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Hi,

My problem is in Pharo 7 and also it happend randomly.

But this time is not going away ...

My Pharo 7 VM is installed in "C:\Users\Usuario\Documents\Pharo\vms\70-x64"

If i remember correctly i have read there are some issues when is not
installed in the default path.

regards,
bruno



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Hi,

Any idea how to fix this problem ?

regards,
bruno



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The following also fail:

DynamicLoader loadLibrary:
'C:\Users\Usuario\Documents\Pharo\vms\70-x64\libgit2.dll'



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Hi,

Reboot the machine usually fixed the problem but not this time.

Note:
It happen on image startup.

regards,
bruno



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Hi,

Finally i remember how i fixed this problem in the past.

Just a small description for the record.

libgit2.dll fail to load on startup on Pharo 7 on Windows (in this case 8).

* Starting Pharo from launcher >> libgit2.dll load FAIL
* Starting Pharo from command line >> libgit2.dll load FAIL
* Double click on Pharo.exe and selecting the image (and viceversa) >>
libgit2.dll load FAIL

Solution:
Open 2 different file explorers and drag&drop your Pharo image on Pharo.exe
>> it works !!!

The funny thing is after applying the solution the previous methods that
failed to load the DLL start to work ok.

So, it seems some hacky problem with Windows LoadLibrary()... and the
association between .image file and Pharo.exe

Thanks Andrei and Ben for your answers !!!

regards,
bruno



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