PathOfBuildingCommunity / PathOfBuildingCommunity/PathOfBuilding-SimpleGraphic
SimpleGraphic v2.5.4 fails to start on Windows 7: kernel32.WaitOnAddress entry point not found
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Description
After updating from SimpleGraphic v2.5.3 to v2.5.4, Path of Building no longer starts on Windows 7.
The application immediately shows the following error:
The procedure entry point kernel32.WaitOnAddress could not be located in the dynamic link library api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll.
Observations:
- v2.5.3 works correctly on the same system.
- v2.5.4 fails before the application starts.
- Looking at the source code, I couldn't find any direct calls to WaitOnAddress.
- The project still defines _WIN32_WINNT as WIN7, so this may be caused by the toolchain, runtime library, or one of the updated dependencies rather than the project code itself.
It looks like something in the v2.5.4 build now imports kernel32!WaitOnAddress, which makes the executable incompatible with Windows 7.
Could you please check whether the release was built with a newer runtime or SDK that introduced this dependency?
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by comparing the v2.5.3 and v2.5.4 release build configuration, including the _WIN32_WINNT definition, toolchain, SDK, runtime library, and updated dependencies. Inspect the v2.5.4 executable for its kernel32!WaitOnAddress import, then identify the build change that introduced it. Done means the application starts on Windows 7 without that entry-point error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- build-system, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100