Windows 10 GTKserver install failure

[k5nwa]

I downloaded from your links the following;
gtk2-runtime-2.24.32-2019-04-26-ts-win64
gtk3-runtime-3.24.8-2019-04-26-ts-win64

gtk-server-2.3.1-sr-gtk-2.24.32-win64
gtk-server-2.4.4-gtk-2.24.32-win64

I first installed qt3-runtime and all went OK but when I try to install the GTKserver 2.4.4 I get install errors and it aborts.
"The code execution cannot proceed because libgtk-win32-2.0-0.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this."

Re-installing the software did not fix it

I then installed the gtk2-runtime software and get the following error;
"The procedure entry point inflateValidate could not be located in the dynamic library C:\Programs Files\GTK2-RuntimeWin64\bin\libpng16-16.dll"

I also tried the older version of the server 2.3.1 but it did not make a difference.

Unlike what the site says that the GTKserver software and the GTK being compatible it seems like they are not compatible.

At this time I have the gtk2-runtime and the gtk3-runtime  both loaded in my Windows 10 X64 Release 1903 PC which is fully up to date on patches and upgrades.

Any assistance would be appreciated. I did install the server software in Mint Linux 19.1 and it worked fine after installing the GTK3 development libraries.

Thanks

Cecil

[Peter]

Hi Cecil,

Sorry for my late response.

Jun 4, 2019 22:13:47 GMT 1 k5nwa said:

I first installed qt3-runtime and all went OK but when I try to install the GTKserver 2.4.4 I get install errors and it aborts.
"The code execution cannot proceed because libgtk-win32-2.0-0.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this."

Re-installing the software did not fix it

This is not surprising, as you need the GTK libraries, and not QT.

Jun 4, 2019 22:13:47 GMT 1 k5nwa said:

I then installed the gtk2-runtime software and get the following error;
"The procedure entry point inflateValidate could not be located in the dynamic library C:\Programs Files\GTK2-RuntimeWin64\bin\libpng16-16.dll"

I also tried the older version of the server 2.3.1 but it did not make a difference.

It seems that your libpng is too old or too new. This is an external library maintained by other people; however, GTK depends on it. You may try to install other versions of this library floating around on the internet.

However, unfortunately, I do not actively develop anything for Windows anymore, not since the last 15 years. Therefore, you may better take a look at the website of forum member jopbrown here which contains a repo of the GTK-server with changes for Windows. You can use this repo to compile the GTK-server yourself from source.

Best regards
Peter

[k5nwa]

Spelling mistake it was GTK+ that was installed first.

Temporarily I installed a 32-bit version of GTKserver and it installed fine and seems to be working. It would be nice to have the 64-bit version of GTKserver running but for now, this will do. Both the GTK+ 64-bit and the GTKserver 64-bit versions were loaded from the recommendation of this site as two pieces of software that work together but apparently, they don't, as I've read from other persons that were having the same problem.

Cecil