From: ethan_j_brown@... Date: 2016-05-13T03:52:02+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:75482] [Ruby trunk Bug#12371] Windows Nano Server WIN32OLE compatibility Issue #12371 has been updated by Ethan Brown. In Window Nano Server TP5, Microsoft has temporarily changed the behavior of `OleInitialize` internally to use `CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED)` as a compatibility fix, despite what the spec / documentation says. It is understood that this will not be the final shipping behavior. I have no information on the timeline, but you can see some more notes at https://github.com/puppetlabs/facter/pull/1327/files#diff-6c0a571515f6f937e35e5b86cbeb8821R11 ---------------------------------------- Bug #12371: Windows Nano Server WIN32OLE compatibility https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/12371#change-58602 * Author: Alessandro Pilotti * Status: Assigned * Priority: Normal * Assignee: Masaki Suketa * ruby -v: * Backport: 2.1: UNKNOWN, 2.2: UNKNOWN, 2.3: UNKNOWN ---------------------------------------- The `OleInitialize()` call used in WIN32OLE is not supported on Nano Server due to the fact that the STA COM model is not available: https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/32674b167bddc0d737c38f84722986b0f228b44b/ext/win32ole/win32ole.c#L820 As an alternative, `CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED)` can be called when running on Nano Server, thus ensuring both compatibility with the preexisting behaviour and support for Nano Server. -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ Unsubscribe: