1 files changed, 49 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/erts/etc/win32/nsis/find_redist.sh b/erts/etc/win32/nsis/find_redist.sh
index de6ebc8e31..4211bd1dfc 100644
--- a/erts/etc/win32/nsis/find_redist.sh
+++ b/erts/etc/win32/nsis/find_redist.sh
@@ -107,29 +107,56 @@ for x in cl bin vc; do
     fi
     BPATH="$NBPATH"
 done
-#echo $BPATH
-STARTPATH=$BPATH
-for verdir in v2.0 v3.5; do
-BPATH=$STARTPATH
+BPATH_LIST=$BPATH
+
+# rc.exe is in the Microsoft SDK directory of VS2008
+RCPATH=`lookup_prog_in_path rc`
 fail=false
-for x in sdk $verdir bootstrapper packages vcredist_x86 vcredist_x86.exe; do
-    #echo "x=$x"
-    #echo "BPATH=$BPATH"
-    NBPATH=`add_path_element $x "$BPATH"`
-    if [ "$NBPATH" = "$BPATH" ]; then
-	fail=true
-	break;
+if [ '!' -z "$RCPATH" ]; then 
+    BPATH=$RCPATH
+    for x in rc bin v6.0A ; do 
+	NBPATH=`remove_path_element $x "$BPATH"`
+	if [ "$NBPATH" = "$BPATH" ]; then
+	    fail=true
+	    break;
+	fi
+	BPATH="$NBPATH"
+    done
+    if [ $fail = false ]; then
+	BPATH_LIST="$BPATH_LIST $BPATH"
     fi
-    BPATH="$NBPATH"
-done
-if [ $fail = false ]; then
-    break;
 fi
+
+# Frantic search through two roots with different 
+# version directories. We want to be very specific about the
+# directory structures as we woildnt want to find the wrong 
+# redistributables...
+
+#echo $BPATH
+for BP in $BPATH_LIST; do
+    for verdir in "sdk v2.0" "sdk v3.5" "v6.0A"; do
+	BPATH=$BP
+	fail=false
+	for x in $verdir bootstrapper packages vcredist_x86 vcredist_x86.exe; do
+	    #echo "x=$x"
+	    #echo "BPATH=$BPATH"
+	    NBPATH=`add_path_element $x "$BPATH"`
+	    if [ "$NBPATH" = "$BPATH" ]; then
+		fail=true
+		break;
+	    fi
+	    BPATH="$NBPATH"
+	done
+	if [ $fail = false ]; then
+	    break;
+	fi
+    done
+    if [ $fail = false ]; then
+	echo $BPATH
+	exit 0
+    fi
 done
-if [ $fail = false ]; then
-    echo $BPATH
-    exit 0
-else
-    echo "Failed to locate vcredist_x86.exe because directory structure was unexpected" >&2
-    exit 3
-fi
+
+echo "Failed to locate vcredist_x86.exe because directory structure was unexpected" >&2
+exit 3
+