203299 - fix activex on MingW builds

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Core Graveyard :: Embedding: ActiveX Wrapper, defect)

Description

[Jonathan Wilson]

Activex is currently not working because the MingW w32api libraries
dont have the needed definitions. Once the definitions are in, someone will need
to fix the mozilla code.

Comment 1

[Jonathan Wilson]

This is going to need a copy of the MIDL compiler & the stuff that goes with that.
also, OBJSAFE.H, ATLBASE.H, ATLCOM.H, ATLCTL.H, MSHTMHST.H, ACTIVESCP.H,
COMDEF.H, HLINK.H, HTIFACE.H, SERVPROV.H, STATREG.H, CRTDBG.H, ATLCONV.H &
MSXMLDID.H

Comment 2

[Benjamin Smedberg]

The MIDL compiler is not a free distribution.

Comment 3

[Jonathan Wilson]

No but it could well be possible that someone will create a clone of it that
does the same thing. After all, its a very important tool for doing COM related
stuff...

Comment 4

[Dimitrie O. Paun]

There is a MIDL clone (called widl) in Wine (http://www.winehq.org). It's not complete yet AFAIK, 
but would it be helpful? 

Comment 5

[Ed Morley [:emorley]]

The ActiveX embedding API was removed in bug 662023 and friends, making this INVALID.

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