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= msvcrt = 

 * Base runtime libraries, and installer/runtime support executables
 * This package includes the Microsoft runtimes corresponding to Visual Studio 6, 2002 (7.0), 2003 (7.1) and 9.0 (2008).
 * The visual studio 8.0 runtime is actually installed in the system directory by virtue of a post install step running and then deleting the file vcredist_x86.exe. 
 * This package includes [wiki:xxmklink] used for creating start menu and desktop links in post install scripts.
 * This package includes [wiki:textreplace] used for post processing scripts with hardcoded paths as part of post install scripts.
 * This package includes [wiki:dllupdate] used for installing dlls into \windows\system32 when newer as part of post install scripts.
 * This package includes [http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html nircmd] alternativly usable to create shortcuts, running batch files windowless and more.
 * This package creates the o4w_env.bat used by some scripts to setup the OSGeo4W environment.

== History ==
v1.0.1-'''11''': removed output and {{{@echo off}}} from o4w_env.bat (JuergenFischer)

v1.0.1-'''10''': start from clean path and set OSGEO4W_ROOT to short path

v1.0.1-'''9''': added `nircmd` to allow starting batch files from a shortcut without a flashing cmd window. (JuergenFischer)

v1.0.1-'''8''': Fix installation of vcredist 2005 when username contains 2-byte characters (fixes #362) (JuergenFischer)

v1.0.1-'''7''': updated use of pushd in `o4w_env.bat` so that it works on Windows 2000 (fixes #276) (MattWilkie)

v1.0.1-'''6''': updated `o4w_env.bat` so that it is portable, meaning OSGEO4W_ROOT is no longer hardcoded and is calculated at runtime (MattWilkie)

v1.0.1-'''5''' and earlier: not recorded

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