Hi everybody
this is a warning for anybody out there using windows defender (the built in windows anti-virus)...
As stated numerous times on this forum, we are NOT doing something that any anti-virus likes, with our development tools, and as a result, we NEED to exclude all development directories (WX programs as well as projects ones) from the scope of our preferred AV program.
Clearly, I have had that set up correctly for many years, and I regularly add the new directories each year.
So that is not the first thing that came to my mind this morning when I couldn't create an apk in WM22.
I traced the problem to the project.sty file missing from the directory, even though the apk creation was working fine yesterday (and therefore it WAS there)...
After several hours of research, I finally decided to verify my directories' exclusions from windows defender, and I was very surprised to find the list to be EMPTY...
After adding ONE directory, the whole list magically came back from wherever it was stuck...
So, why do I spend the time to tell you all that? Just to remind you to NEVER BE SURE of anything. Yes, the exclusions WERE there... That doesn't mean that they still are or will be tomorrow. Always verify everything...
Hope this will help somebody some day
Best regards
this is a warning for anybody out there using windows defender (the built in windows anti-virus)...
As stated numerous times on this forum, we are NOT doing something that any anti-virus likes, with our development tools, and as a result, we NEED to exclude all development directories (WX programs as well as projects ones) from the scope of our preferred AV program.
Clearly, I have had that set up correctly for many years, and I regularly add the new directories each year.
So that is not the first thing that came to my mind this morning when I couldn't create an apk in WM22.
I traced the problem to the project.sty file missing from the directory, even though the apk creation was working fine yesterday (and therefore it WAS there)...
After several hours of research, I finally decided to verify my directories' exclusions from windows defender, and I was very surprised to find the list to be EMPTY...
After adding ONE directory, the whole list magically came back from wherever it was stuck...
So, why do I spend the time to tell you all that? Just to remind you to NEVER BE SURE of anything. Yes, the exclusions WERE there... That doesn't mean that they still are or will be tomorrow. Always verify everything...
Hope this will help somebody some day
Best regards