Fold URE: Windows

...assuming the delayLoadHook in cli_ure/source/native/native_bootstrap.cxx is
no longer necessary and loading of cppuhelper from the program dir cannot fail
regardless in whatever scenario the cli_cppuhelper library itself is loaded.

Change-Id: I13f32b327bca4cce9780864f5e57cdad3860afe5

32 files changed, 118 insertions, 872 deletions

diff --git a/RepositoryExternal.mk b/RepositoryExternal.mk
index 3ae0eb61fc70..c8f093e9a5ef 100644
--- a/RepositoryExternal.mk
+++ b/RepositoryExternal.mk
@@ -932,10 +932,6 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Helper_register_packages_for_install,ure,\
 	xml2 \
 ))
 
-$(eval $(call gb_Helper_register_packages_for_install,ooo,\
-	xml2_win32 \
-))
-
 define gb_LinkTarget__use_libxml2
 $(call gb_LinkTarget_use_package,$(1),xml2)
 $(call gb_LinkTarget_set_include,$(1),\
diff --git a/bridges/Jar_java_uno.mk b/bridges/Jar_java_uno.mk
index da80f84d45e7..ecaad3c4daa9 100644
--- a/bridges/Jar_java_uno.mk
+++ b/bridges/Jar_java_uno.mk
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Jar_set_packageroot,java_uno,com))
 $(eval $(call gb_Jar_add_manifest_classpath,java_uno,\
 	ridl.jar \
 	jurt.jar \
-	$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),../../Frameworks/, \
-		$(if $(filter WNT,$(OS)),../bin/,../)) \
+	$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),../../Frameworks/,../) \
 ))
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Jar_add_sourcefiles,java_uno,\
diff --git a/cli_ure/source/native/native_bootstrap.cxx b/cli_ure/source/native/native_bootstrap.cxx
index 1e2140278355..2ff980fa776f 100644
--- a/cli_ure/source/native/native_bootstrap.cxx
+++ b/cli_ure/source/native/native_bootstrap.cxx
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #pragma warning(push, 1)
 #endif
 #include <windows.h>
-#include "uno/environment.hxx"
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma warning(pop)
 #endif
@@ -37,271 +36,11 @@
 #include "rtl/bootstrap.hxx"
 #include "com/sun/star/uno/XComponentContext.hpp"
 #include "cppuhelper/bootstrap.hxx"
-#include <delayimp.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 using namespace ::com::sun::star;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
 
-namespace cli_ure {
-    WCHAR * resolveLink(WCHAR * path);
-}
-
-#define INSTALL_PATH L"Software\\LibreOffice\\UNO\\InstallPath"
-#define URE_LINK L"\\ure-link"
-#define URE_BIN L"\\bin"
-#define UNO_PATH L"UNO_PATH"
-
-namespace
-{
-
- /*
- * Gets the installation path from the Windows Registry for the specified
- * registry key.
- *
- * @param hroot       open handle to predefined root registry key
- * @param subKeyName  name of the subkey to open
- *
- * @return the installation path or NULL, if no installation was found or
- *         if an error occurred
- */
-WCHAR* getPathFromRegistryKey( HKEY hroot, LPCWSTR subKeyName )
-{
-    HKEY hkey;
-    DWORD type;
-    TCHAR* data = NULL;
-    DWORD size;
-
-    /* open the specified registry key */
-    if ( RegOpenKeyEx( hroot, subKeyName, 0, KEY_READ, &hkey ) != ERROR_SUCCESS )
-    {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    /* find the type and size of the default value */
-    if ( RegQueryValueEx( hkey, NULL, NULL, &type, NULL, &size) != ERROR_SUCCESS )
-    {
-        RegCloseKey( hkey );
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    /* get memory to hold the default value */
-    data = new WCHAR[size];
-
-    /* read the default value */
-    if ( RegQueryValueEx( hkey, NULL, NULL, &type, (LPBYTE) data, &size ) != ERROR_SUCCESS )
-    {
-        RegCloseKey( hkey );
-        delete[] data;
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    /* release registry key handle */
-    RegCloseKey( hkey );
-
-    return data;
-}
-
-/* If the path does not end with '\' the las segment will be removed.
-    path: C:\a\b
-    ->    C:\a
-    @param io_path
-        in/out parameter. The string is not reallocated. Simply a '\0'
-        will be inserted to shorten the string.
-*/
-void oneDirUp(LPTSTR io_path)
-{
-    WCHAR * pEnd = io_path + lstrlen(io_path) - 1;
-    while (pEnd > io_path //prevent crashing if provided string does not contain a backslash
-        && *pEnd != L'\\')
-        pEnd --;
-    *pEnd = L'\0';
-}
-
-
-/* Returns the path to the program folder of the brand layer,
-    for example c:/LibreOffice 3/program
-   This path is either obtained from the environment variable UNO_PATH
-   or the registry item
-   "Software\\LibreOffice\\UNO\\InstallPath"
-   either in HKEY_CURRENT_USER or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
-   The return value must be freed with delete[]
-*/
-WCHAR * getInstallPath()
-{
-    WCHAR * szInstallPath = NULL;
-
-    DWORD  cChars = GetEnvironmentVariable(UNO_PATH, NULL, 0);
-    if (cChars > 0)
-    {
-        szInstallPath = new WCHAR[cChars];
-        cChars = GetEnvironmentVariable(UNO_PATH, szInstallPath, cChars);
-        //If PATH is not set then it is no error
-        if (cChars == 0)
-        {
-            delete[] szInstallPath;
-            return NULL;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (! szInstallPath)
-    {
-        szInstallPath = getPathFromRegistryKey( HKEY_CURRENT_USER, INSTALL_PATH );
-        if ( szInstallPath == NULL )
-        {
-            /* read the key's default value from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE */
-            szInstallPath = getPathFromRegistryKey( HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, INSTALL_PATH );
-        }
-    }
-    return szInstallPath;
-}
-
-/* Returns the path to the URE/bin path, where cppuhelper lib resides.
-    The returned string must be freed with delete[]
-*/
-WCHAR* getUnoPath()
-{
-    WCHAR * szLinkPath = NULL;
-    WCHAR * szUrePath = NULL;
-    WCHAR * szUreBin = NULL; //the return value
-
-    WCHAR * szInstallPath = getInstallPath();
-    if (szInstallPath)
-    {
-        oneDirUp(szInstallPath);
-
-        //build the path to the ure-link file
-        szUrePath = new WCHAR[MAX_PATH];
-        szUrePath[0] = L'\0';
-        lstrcat(szUrePath, szInstallPath);
-        lstrcat(szUrePath, URE_LINK);
-
-        //get the path to the actual Ure folder
-        if (cli_ure::resolveLink(szUrePath))
-        {
-            //build the path to the URE/bin directory
-            szUreBin = new WCHAR[lstrlen(szUrePath) + lstrlen(URE_BIN) + 1];
-            szUreBin[0] = L'\0';
-            lstrcat(szUreBin, szUrePath);
-            lstrcat(szUreBin, URE_BIN);
-        }
-    }
-#if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL >=2
-    if (szUreBin)
-    {
-        fwprintf(stdout,L"[cli_cppuhelper]: Path to URE libraries:\n %s \n", szUreBin);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        fwprintf(stdout,L"[cli_cppuhelper]: Failed to determine location of URE.\n");
-    }
-#endif
-    delete[] szInstallPath;
-    delete[] szLinkPath;
-    delete[] szUrePath;
-    return szUreBin;
-}
-
-
-/*We extend the path to contain the Ure/bin folder,
-  so that components can use osl_loadModule with arguments, such as
-  "reg3.dll". That is, the arguments are only the library names.
-*/
-void extendPath(LPCWSTR szUreBinPath)
-{
-    if (!szUreBinPath)
-        return;
-
-    WCHAR * sEnvPath = NULL;
-    DWORD  cChars = GetEnvironmentVariable(L"PATH", sEnvPath, 0);
-    if (cChars > 0)
-    {
-        sEnvPath = new WCHAR[cChars];
-        cChars = GetEnvironmentVariable(L"PATH", sEnvPath, cChars);
-        //If PATH is not set then it is no error
-        if (cChars == 0 && GetLastError() != ERROR_ENVVAR_NOT_FOUND)
-        {
-            delete[] sEnvPath;
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-    //prepare the new PATH. Add the Ure/bin directory at the front.
-    //note also adding ';'
-    WCHAR * sNewPath = new WCHAR[lstrlen(sEnvPath) + lstrlen(szUreBinPath) + 2];
-    sNewPath[0] = L'\0';
-    lstrcat(sNewPath, szUreBinPath);
-    if (lstrlen(sEnvPath))
-    {
-        lstrcat(sNewPath, L";");
-        lstrcat(sNewPath, sEnvPath);
-    }
-    SetEnvironmentVariable(L"PATH", sNewPath);
-
-    delete[] sEnvPath;
-    delete[] sNewPath;
-}
-
-
-HMODULE loadFromPath(LPCWSTR sLibName)
-{
-    if (sLibName == NULL)
-        return NULL;
-
-    WCHAR * szUreBinPath =  getUnoPath();
-    if (!szUreBinPath)
-        return NULL;
-
-    extendPath(szUreBinPath);
-
-    WCHAR*  szFullPath = new WCHAR[lstrlen(sLibName) + lstrlen(szUreBinPath) + 2];
-    szFullPath[0] = L'\0';
-    lstrcat(szFullPath, szUreBinPath);
-    lstrcat(szFullPath, L"\\");
-    lstrcat(szFullPath, sLibName);
-    HMODULE handle = LoadLibraryEx(szFullPath, NULL,
-        LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH);
-
-    delete[] szFullPath;
-    delete[] szUreBinPath;
-    return handle;
-}
-
-/*Hook for delayed loading of libraries which this library is linked with.
-    This is a failure hook. That is, it is only called when the loading of
-    a library failed. It will be called when loading of cppuhelper failed.
-    Because we extend the PATH to the URE/bin folder while this function is
-    executed (see extendPath), all other libraries are found.
-*/
-extern "C" FARPROC WINAPI delayLoadHook(
-    unsigned        dliNotify,
-    PDelayLoadInfo  pdli
-    )
-{
-    if (dliNotify == dliFailLoadLib)
-    {
-        LPWSTR szLibName = NULL;
-         //Convert the ansi file name to wchar_t*
-        int size = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, MB_PRECOMPOSED, pdli->szDll, -1, NULL, 0);
-        if (size > 0)
-        {
-            szLibName = new WCHAR[size];
-            if (! MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, MB_PRECOMPOSED, pdli->szDll, -1, szLibName, size))
-            {
-                delete[] szLibName;
-                return 0;
-            }
-        }
-        HANDLE h = loadFromPath(szLibName);
-        delete[] szLibName;
-        return (FARPROC) h;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-}
-
-ExternC
-PfnDliHook   __pfnDliFailureHook2 = delayLoadHook;
-
 namespace uno
 {
 namespace util
diff --git a/cli_ure/source/native/path.cxx b/cli_ure/source/native/path.cxx
index 97c7f36c58b3..006c70fe36cd 100644
--- a/cli_ure/source/native/path.cxx
+++ b/cli_ure/source/native/path.cxx
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 #if defined WNT
 
-#include <cstddef>
-
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #include <windows.h>
 
@@ -43,167 +41,6 @@ SAL_DLLPUBLIC_EXPORT WCHAR * filename(WCHAR * path) {
     }
 }
 
-WCHAR * buildPath(
-    WCHAR * path, WCHAR const * frontBegin, WCHAR const * frontEnd,
-    WCHAR const * backBegin, std::size_t backLength)
-{
-    // Remove leading ".." segments in the second path together with matching
-    // segments in the first path that are neither empty nor "." nor ".." nor
-    // end in ":" (which is not foolprove, as it can erroneously erase the start
-    // of a UNC path, but only if the input is bad data):
-    while (backLength >= 2 && backBegin[0] == L'.' && backBegin[1] == L'.' &&
-           (backLength == 2 || backBegin[2] == L'\\'))
-    {
-        if (frontEnd - frontBegin < 2 || frontEnd[-1] != L'\\' ||
-            frontEnd[-2] == L'\\' || frontEnd[-2] == L':' ||
-            (frontEnd[-2] == L'.' &&
-             (frontEnd - frontBegin < 3 || frontEnd[-3] == L'\\' ||
-              (frontEnd[-3] == L'.' &&
-               (frontEnd - frontBegin < 4 || frontEnd[-4] == L'\\')))))
-        {
-            break;
-        }
-        WCHAR const * p = frontEnd - 1;
-        while (p != frontBegin && p[-1] != L'\\') {
-            --p;
-        }
-        if (p == frontBegin) {
-            break;
-        }
-        frontEnd = p;
-        if (backLength == 2) {
-            backBegin += 2;
-            backLength -= 2;
-        } else {
-            backBegin += 3;
-            backLength -= 3;
-        }
-    }
-    if (backLength <
-        static_cast< std::size_t >(MAX_PATH - (frontEnd - frontBegin)))
-        // hopefully std::size_t is large enough
-    {
-        WCHAR * p;
-        if (frontBegin == path) {
-            p = const_cast< WCHAR * >(frontEnd);
-        } else {
-            p = path;
-            while (frontBegin != frontEnd) {
-                *p++ = *frontBegin++;
-            }
-        }
-        for (; backLength > 0; --backLength) {
-            *p++ = *backBegin++;
-        }
-        *p = L'\0';
-        return p;
-    } else {
-        SetLastError(ERROR_FILENAME_EXCED_RANGE);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-}
-
-WCHAR * resolveLink(WCHAR * path) {
-    HANDLE h = CreateFileW(
-        path, FILE_READ_DATA, FILE_SHARE_READ, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
-    if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    char p1[MAX_PATH];
-    DWORD n;
-    BOOL ok = ReadFile(h, p1, MAX_PATH, &n, NULL);
-    CloseHandle(h);
-    if (!ok) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    WCHAR p2[MAX_PATH];
-    std::size_t n2 = 0;
-    bool colon = false;
-    for (DWORD i = 0; i < n;) {
-        unsigned char c = static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i++]);
-        switch (c) {
-        case '\0':
-            SetLastError(ERROR_BAD_PATHNAME);
-            return NULL;
-        case '\x0A':
-        case '\x0D':
-            if (n2 == MAX_PATH) {
-                SetLastError(ERROR_FILENAME_EXCED_RANGE);
-                return NULL;
-            }
-            p2[n2] = L'\0';
-            break;
-        case ':':
-            colon = true;
-            // fall through
-        default:
-            // Convert from UTF-8 to UTF-16:
-            if (c <= 0x7F) {
-                p2[n2++] = c;
-            } else if (c >= 0xC2 && c <= 0xDF && i < n &&
-                       static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) >= 0x80 &&
-                       static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) <= 0xBF)
-            {
-                p2[n2++] = ((c & 0x1F) << 6) |
-                    (static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i++]) & 0x3F);
-            } else if (n - i > 1 &&
-                       ((c == 0xE0 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) >= 0xA0 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) <= 0xBF) ||
-                        ((c >= 0xE1 && c <= 0xEC || c >= 0xEE && c <= 0xEF) &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) >= 0x80 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) <= 0xBF) ||
-                        (c == 0xED &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) >= 0x80 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) <= 0x9F)) &&
-                       static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 1]) >= 0x80 &&
-                       static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 1]) <= 0xBF)
-            {
-                p2[n2++] = ((c & 0x0F) << 12) |
-                    ((static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) & 0x3F) << 6) |
-                    (static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 1]) & 0x3F);
-                i += 2;
-            } else if (n - 2 > 1 &&
-                       ((c == 0xF0 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) >= 0x90 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) <= 0xBF) ||
-                        (c >= 0xF1 && c <= 0xF3 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) >= 0x80 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) <= 0xBF) ||
-                        (c == 0xF4 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) >= 0x80 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) <= 0x8F)) &&
-                       static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 1]) >= 0x80 &&
-                       static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 1]) <= 0xBF &&
-                       static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 2]) >= 0x80 &&
-                       static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 2]) <= 0xBF)
-            {
-                sal_Int32 u = ((c & 0x07) << 18) |
-                    ((static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) & 0x3F) << 12) |
-                    ((static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 1]) & 0x3F) << 6) |
-                    (static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 2]) & 0x3F);
-                i += 3;
-                p2[n2++] = static_cast< WCHAR >(((u - 0x10000) >> 10) | 0xD800);
-                p2[n2++] = static_cast< WCHAR >(
-                    ((u - 0x10000) & 0x3FF) | 0xDC00);
-            } else {
-                SetLastError(ERROR_BAD_PATHNAME);
-                return NULL;
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    WCHAR * end;
-    if (colon || p2[0] == L'\\') {
-        // Interpret p2 as an absolute path:
-        end = path;
-    } else {
-        // Interpret p2 as a relative path:
-        end = filename(path);
-    }
-    return buildPath(path, path, end, p2, n2);
-}
-
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7740f0aa29e9..e2b7e4bbec07 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3039,11 +3039,11 @@ elif test $_os = WINNT; then
     LIBO_SHARE_PRESETS_FOLDER=presets
     LIBO_SHARE_RESOURCE_FOLDER=program/resource
     LIBO_SHARE_SHELL_FOLDER=program/shell
-    LIBO_URE_BIN_FOLDER=URE/bin
-    LIBO_URE_ETC_FOLDER=URE/bin
-    LIBO_URE_LIB_FOLDER=URE/bin
-    LIBO_URE_MISC_FOLDER=URE/misc
-    LIBO_URE_SHARE_JAVA_FOLDER=URE/java
+    LIBO_URE_BIN_FOLDER=program
+    LIBO_URE_ETC_FOLDER=program
+    LIBO_URE_LIB_FOLDER=program
+    LIBO_URE_MISC_FOLDER=program
+    LIBO_URE_SHARE_JAVA_FOLDER=program/classes
 else
     LIBO_BIN_FOLDER=program
     LIBO_ETC_FOLDER=program
diff --git a/desktop/Executable_soffice.mk b/desktop/Executable_soffice.mk
index 15b93f626faa..0a6a0ccc5a4a 100644
--- a/desktop/Executable_soffice.mk
+++ b/desktop/Executable_soffice.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Executable_use_system_win32_libs,soffice,\
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Executable_use_static_libraries,soffice,\
     ooopathutils \
-    winextendloaderenv \
+    winloader \
 ))
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Executable_add_exception_objects,soffice,\
diff --git a/desktop/Executable_soffice_bin.mk b/desktop/Executable_soffice_bin.mk
index cc66af5ba471..f18e9dcd1fd8 100644
--- a/desktop/Executable_soffice_bin.mk
+++ b/desktop/Executable_soffice_bin.mk
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(OS),WNT)
 
-$(eval $(call gb_Executable_use_static_libraries,soffice_bin,\
-    ooopathutils \
-    winextendloaderenv \
-))
-
 $(eval $(call gb_Executable_set_targettype_gui,soffice_bin,YES))
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Executable_add_nativeres,soffice_bin,sofficebin/officeloader))
diff --git a/desktop/Executable_unopkg.mk b/desktop/Executable_unopkg.mk
index bc7b17b2819c..674edfdd6c08 100644
--- a/desktop/Executable_unopkg.mk
+++ b/desktop/Executable_unopkg.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Executable_set_targettype_gui,unopkg,YES))
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Executable_use_static_libraries,unopkg,\
     ooopathutils \
-    winextendloaderenv \
+    winloader \
 ))
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Executable_add_exception_objects,unopkg,\
diff --git a/desktop/Module_desktop.mk b/desktop/Module_desktop.mk
index 76c55b33c1c6..4d6f5e82d79a 100644
--- a/desktop/Module_desktop.mk
+++ b/desktop/Module_desktop.mk
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,desktop,\
 endif
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,desktop,\
-    StaticLibrary_winextendloaderenv \
+    StaticLibrary_winloader \
     StaticLibrary_winlauncher \
     Executable_quickstart \
     Executable_sbase \
diff --git a/desktop/StaticLibrary_winextendloaderenv.mk b/desktop/StaticLibrary_winloader.mk
index fc1c0711a9ce..ca4fe691eed5 100644
--- a/desktop/StaticLibrary_winextendloaderenv.mk
+++ b/desktop/StaticLibrary_winloader.mk
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 #
 
-$(eval $(call gb_StaticLibrary_StaticLibrary,winextendloaderenv))
+$(eval $(call gb_StaticLibrary_StaticLibrary,winloader))
 
-$(eval $(call gb_StaticLibrary_add_exception_objects,winextendloaderenv,\
-    desktop/win32/source/extendloaderenvironment \
+$(eval $(call gb_StaticLibrary_add_exception_objects,winloader,\
+    desktop/win32/source/loader \
 ))
 
 # vim:set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/desktop/win32/source/extendloaderenvironment.cxx b/desktop/win32/source/extendloaderenvironment.cxx
deleted file mode 100644
index 50467638c6cb..000000000000
--- a/desktop/win32/source/extendloaderenvironment.cxx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,142 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
-/*
- * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
- *
- * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
- * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
- *
- * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
- *
- *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
- *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
- *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
- *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
- *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
- *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
- *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
- */
-
-#include <sal/config.h>
-
-#include <cstddef>
-
-#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-#if defined _MSC_VER
-#pragma warning(push, 1)
-#endif
-#include <windows.h>
-#include <shlwapi.h>
-#if defined _MSC_VER
-#pragma warning(pop)
-#endif
-
-#include <tools/pathutils.hxx>
-
-#include "extendloaderenvironment.hxx"
-
-namespace {
-
-void fail() {
-    LPWSTR buf = NULL;
-    FormatMessageW(
-        FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER | FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM, NULL,
-        GetLastError(), 0, reinterpret_cast< LPWSTR >(&buf), 0, NULL);
-    MessageBoxW(NULL, buf, NULL, MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
-    LocalFree(buf);
-    TerminateProcess(GetCurrentProcess(), 255);
-}
-
-bool contains(WCHAR const * paths, WCHAR const * path, WCHAR const * pathEnd) {
-    WCHAR const * q = path;
-    for (WCHAR const * p = paths;; ++p) {
-        WCHAR c = *p;
-        switch (c) {
-        case L'\0':
-            return q == pathEnd;
-        case L';':
-            if (q == pathEnd) {
-                return true;
-            }
-            q = path;
-            break;
-        default:
-            if (q != NULL) {
-                if (q != pathEnd && *q == c) {
-                    ++q;
-                } else {
-                    q = NULL;
-                }
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-}
-
-namespace desktop_win32 {
-
-void extendLoaderEnvironment(WCHAR * binPath, WCHAR * iniDirectory) {
-    if (!GetModuleFileNameW(NULL, iniDirectory, MAX_PATH)) {
-        fail();
-    }
-    WCHAR * iniDirEnd = tools::filename(iniDirectory);
-    WCHAR name[MAX_PATH + MY_LENGTH(L".bin")];
-        // hopefully std::size_t is large enough to not overflow
-    WCHAR * nameEnd = name;
-    for (WCHAR * p = iniDirEnd; *p != L'\0'; ++p) {
-        *nameEnd++ = *p;
-    }
-    if (!(nameEnd - name >= 4 && nameEnd[-4] == L'.' &&
-          (nameEnd[-3] == L'E' || nameEnd[-3] == L'e') &&
-          (nameEnd[-2] == L'X' || nameEnd[-2] == L'x') &&
-          (nameEnd[-1] == L'E' || nameEnd[-1] == L'e')))
-    {
-        *nameEnd = L'.';
-        nameEnd += 4;
-    }
-    nameEnd[-3] = 'b';
-    nameEnd[-2] = 'i';
-    nameEnd[-1] = 'n';
-    tools::buildPath(binPath, iniDirectory, iniDirEnd, name, nameEnd - name);
-    *iniDirEnd = L'\0';
-    std::size_t const maxEnv = 32767;
-    WCHAR pad[MAX_PATH + maxEnv];
-        // hopefully std::size_t is large enough to not overflow
-    WCHAR * pathEnd = tools::buildPath(
-        pad, iniDirectory, iniDirEnd, MY_STRING(L"..\\ure-link"));
-    if (pathEnd == NULL) {
-        fail();
-    }
-    pathEnd = tools::resolveLink(pad);
-    if (pathEnd == NULL) {
-        fail();
-    }
-    pathEnd = tools::buildPath(pad, pad, pathEnd, MY_STRING(L"\\bin"));
-    if (pathEnd == NULL) {
-        fail();
-    }
-    WCHAR env[maxEnv];
-    DWORD n = GetEnvironmentVariableW(L"PATH", env, maxEnv);
-    if ((n >= maxEnv || n == 0) && GetLastError() != ERROR_ENVVAR_NOT_FOUND) {
-        fail();
-    }
-    env[n] = L'\0';
-    if (!contains(env, pad, pathEnd)) {
-        WCHAR * p = pathEnd;
-        if (n != 0) {
-            *p++ = L';';
-        }
-        for (DWORD i = 0; i <= n; ++i) {
-            *p++ = env[i];
-        }
-        if (!SetEnvironmentVariableW(L"PATH", pad)) {
-            fail();
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-}
-
-/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/desktop/win32/source/guiloader/genericloader.cxx b/desktop/win32/source/guiloader/genericloader.cxx
index 97cc4e98eaec..4c3d94883e6d 100644
--- a/desktop/win32/source/guiloader/genericloader.cxx
+++ b/desktop/win32/source/guiloader/genericloader.cxx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include <systools/win32/uwinapi.h>
 
 #include <tools/pathutils.hxx>
-#include "../extendloaderenvironment.hxx"
+#include "../loader.hxx"
 
 
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static int GenericMain()
     TCHAR               szIniDirectory[MAX_PATH];
     STARTUPINFO         aStartupInfo;
 
-    desktop_win32::extendLoaderEnvironment(szTargetFileName, szIniDirectory);
+    desktop_win32::getPaths(szTargetFileName, szIniDirectory);
 
     ZeroMemory( &aStartupInfo, sizeof(aStartupInfo) );
     aStartupInfo.cb = sizeof(aStartupInfo);
diff --git a/desktop/win32/source/loader.cxx b/desktop/win32/source/loader.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..95327fcdbfad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/win32/source/loader.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#if defined _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(push, 1)
+#endif
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <shlwapi.h>
+#if defined _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(pop)
+#endif
+
+#include <tools/pathutils.hxx>
+
+#include "loader.hxx"
+
+namespace desktop_win32 {
+
+void getPaths(WCHAR * binPath, WCHAR * iniDirectory) {
+    if (!GetModuleFileNameW(NULL, iniDirectory, MAX_PATH)) {
+        LPWSTR buf = NULL;
+        FormatMessageW(
+            FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER | FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM, NULL,
+            GetLastError(), 0, reinterpret_cast< LPWSTR >(&buf), 0, NULL);
+        MessageBoxW(NULL, buf, NULL, MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
+        LocalFree(buf);
+        TerminateProcess(GetCurrentProcess(), 255);
+    }
+    WCHAR * iniDirEnd = tools::filename(iniDirectory);
+    WCHAR name[MAX_PATH + MY_LENGTH(L".bin")];
+        // hopefully std::size_t is large enough to not overflow
+    WCHAR * nameEnd = name;
+    for (WCHAR * p = iniDirEnd; *p != L'\0'; ++p) {
+        *nameEnd++ = *p;
+    }
+    if (!(nameEnd - name >= 4 && nameEnd[-4] == L'.' &&
+          (nameEnd[-3] == L'E' || nameEnd[-3] == L'e') &&
+          (nameEnd[-2] == L'X' || nameEnd[-2] == L'x') &&
+          (nameEnd[-1] == L'E' || nameEnd[-1] == L'e')))
+    {
+        *nameEnd = L'.';
+        nameEnd += 4;
+    }
+    nameEnd[-3] = 'b';
+    nameEnd[-2] = 'i';
+    nameEnd[-1] = 'n';
+    tools::buildPath(binPath, iniDirectory, iniDirEnd, name, nameEnd - name);
+    *iniDirEnd = L'\0';
+}
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/desktop/win32/source/extendloaderenvironment.hxx b/desktop/win32/source/loader.hxx
index 386d7ef86dbf..e8a987650036 100644
--- a/desktop/win32/source/extendloaderenvironment.hxx
+++ b/desktop/win32/source/loader.hxx
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
  *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
  */
 
-#ifndef INCLUDED_DESKTOP_WIN32_SOURCE_EXTENDLOADERENVIRONMENT_HXX
-#define INCLUDED_DESKTOP_WIN32_SOURCE_EXTENDLOADERENVIRONMENT_HXX
+#ifndef INCLUDED_DESKTOP_WIN32_SOURCE_LOADER_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_DESKTOP_WIN32_SOURCE_LOADER_HXX
 
 #include <sal/config.h>
 
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ inline WCHAR * commandLineAppendEncoded(WCHAR * buffer, WCHAR const * text) {
     return buffer;
 }
 
-// Set the PATH environment variable in the current (loader) process, so that a
-// following CreateProcess has the necessary environment:
 // @param binPath
 // Must point to an array of size at least MAX_PATH.  Is filled with the null
 // terminated full path to the "bin" file corresponding to the current
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ inline WCHAR * commandLineAppendEncoded(WCHAR * buffer, WCHAR const * text) {
 // Must point to an array of size at least MAX_PATH.  Is filled with the null
 // terminated full directory path (ending in "\") to the "ini" file
 // corresponding to the current executable.
-void extendLoaderEnvironment(WCHAR * binPath, WCHAR * iniDirectory);
+void getPaths(WCHAR * binPath, WCHAR * iniDirectory);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/desktop/win32/source/officeloader/officeloader.cxx b/desktop/win32/source/officeloader/officeloader.cxx
index 7f820c23aa6f..7eb14273f0bd 100644
--- a/desktop/win32/source/officeloader/officeloader.cxx
+++ b/desktop/win32/source/officeloader/officeloader.cxx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <sal/macros.h>
 
 #include "../../../source/inc/exithelper.h"
-#include "../extendloaderenvironment.hxx"
+#include "../loader.hxx"
 
 #include <config_version.h>
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ int WINAPI _tWinMain( HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, LPTSTR, int )
     TCHAR               szPerfTuneIniFile[MAX_PATH] = TEXT("");
     STARTUPINFO         aStartupInfo;
 
-    desktop_win32::extendLoaderEnvironment(szTargetFileName, szIniDirectory);
+    desktop_win32::getPaths(szTargetFileName, szIniDirectory);
 
     ZeroMemory( &aStartupInfo, sizeof(aStartupInfo) );
     aStartupInfo.cb = sizeof(aStartupInfo);
diff --git a/desktop/win32/source/unoinfo.cxx b/desktop/win32/source/unoinfo.cxx
index 92143f6b525c..5af29df90af7 100644
--- a/desktop/win32/source/unoinfo.cxx
+++ b/desktop/win32/source/unoinfo.cxx
@@ -79,16 +79,7 @@ int wmain(int argc, wchar_t ** argv, wchar_t **) {
 #endif
         wchar_t path[MAX_PATH];
         wchar_t * pathEnd = getBrandPath(path);
-        if (tools::buildPath(path, path, pathEnd, MY_STRING(L"..\\ure-link")) ==
-            NULL)
-        {
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-        pathEnd = tools::resolveLink(path);
-        if (pathEnd == NULL) {
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-        writePath(path, pathEnd, MY_STRING(L"\\bin"));
+        writePath(path, pathEnd, MY_STRING(L""));
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
     } else if (argc == 2 && strcmp(argv[1], "java") == 0) {
 #else
@@ -99,24 +90,15 @@ int wmain(int argc, wchar_t ** argv, wchar_t **) {
         }
         wchar_t path[MAX_PATH];
         wchar_t * pathEnd = getBrandPath(path);
-        writePath(path, pathEnd, MY_STRING(L""));
+        writePath(path, pathEnd, MY_STRING(L"classes\\ridl.jar"));
         writeNull();
-        writePath(path, pathEnd, MY_STRING(L"classes\\unoil.jar"));
-        if (tools::buildPath(path, path, pathEnd, MY_STRING(L"..\\ure-link")) ==
-            NULL)
-        {
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-        pathEnd = tools::resolveLink(path);
-        if (pathEnd == NULL) {
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
+        writePath(path, pathEnd, MY_STRING(L"classes\\jurt.jar"));
         writeNull();
-        writePath(path, pathEnd, MY_STRING(L"\\java\\ridl.jar"));
+        writePath(path, pathEnd, MY_STRING(L"classes\\juh.jar"));
         writeNull();
-        writePath(path, pathEnd, MY_STRING(L"\\java\\jurt.jar"));
+        writePath(path, pathEnd, MY_STRING(L"classes\\unoil.jar"));
         writeNull();
-        writePath(path, pathEnd, MY_STRING(L"\\java\\juh.jar"));
+        writePath(path, pathEnd, MY_STRING(L""));
     } else {
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
diff --git a/external/libxml2/ExternalPackage_xml2_win32.mk b/external/libxml2/ExternalPackage_xml2_win32.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index c97fd89aa32f..000000000000
--- a/external/libxml2/ExternalPackage_xml2_win32.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-# -*- Mode: makefile-gmake; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: t -*-
-#
-# This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
-#
-# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-#
-
-$(eval $(call gb_ExternalPackage_ExternalPackage,xml2_win32,xml2))
-
-$(eval $(call gb_ExternalPackage_use_external_project,xml2_win32,xml2))
-
-# duplicate copy next to executables due to stupid Win32 DLL search order
-# where a libxml2.dll in C:\Windows is loaded before one in URE lib dir
-# see 5a5dab5167d136c315e81448ea8eca59e60067da
-
-ifeq ($(OS),WNT)
-ifeq ($(COM),GCC)
-$(eval $(call gb_ExternalPackage_add_file,xml2_win32,$(LIBO_LIB_FOLDER)/libxml2.dll,.libs/libxml2.dll))
-else # COM=MSC
-$(eval $(call gb_ExternalPackage_add_file,xml2_win32,$(LIBO_LIB_FOLDER)/libxml2.dll,win32/bin.msvc/libxml2.dll))
-endif
-endif # OS=WNT
-
-# vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/external/libxml2/Module_libxml2.mk b/external/libxml2/Module_libxml2.mk
index 9efb17c26830..f6bca3f80e4f 100644
--- a/external/libxml2/Module_libxml2.mk
+++ b/external/libxml2/Module_libxml2.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,libxml2))
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,libxml2,\
 	ExternalPackage_xml2 \
-	ExternalPackage_xml2_win32 \
 	ExternalProject_xml2 \
 	UnpackedTarball_xml2 \
 ))
diff --git a/include/tools/pathutils.hxx b/include/tools/pathutils.hxx
index 7649114bc92a..6e61a29fea23 100644
--- a/include/tools/pathutils.hxx
+++ b/include/tools/pathutils.hxx
@@ -66,19 +66,6 @@ WCHAR * buildPath(
     WCHAR * path, WCHAR const * frontBegin, WCHAR const * frontEnd,
     WCHAR const * backBegin, std::size_t backLength);
 
-/** Resolve a link file.
-
-    @param path
-        An input/output parameter taking the path; must point at a valid range of
-        memory of size at least MAX_PATH.  On input, contains the null-terminated
-        full path of the link file.  On output, contains the null-terminated full
-        path of the resolved link; if NULL is returned, the content is unspecified.
-    @return
-        A pointer to the terminating null character of path, or NULL if a failure
-        occurred.
-*/
-WCHAR * resolveLink(WCHAR * path);
-
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/instsetoo_native/CustomTarget_setup.mk b/instsetoo_native/CustomTarget_setup.mk
index 616f351bc97b..0d646ae34312 100644
--- a/instsetoo_native/CustomTarget_setup.mk
+++ b/instsetoo_native/CustomTarget_setup.mk
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ $(call gb_CustomTarget_get_workdir,instsetoo_native/setup)/$(call gb_Helper_get_
 		&& echo 'UNO_SHARED_PACKAGES_CACHE=$${$$ORIGIN/$(call gb_Helper_get_rcfile,louno):UNO_SHARED_PACKAGES_CACHE}' \
 		&& echo 'TMP_EXTENSIONS=$${$$ORIGIN/$(call gb_Helper_get_rcfile,louno):TMP_EXTENSIONS}' \
 		&& echo 'UNO_USER_PACKAGES_CACHE=$${$$ORIGIN/$(call gb_Helper_get_rcfile,louno):UNO_USER_PACKAGES_CACHE}' \
-		&& echo 'URE_BIN_DIR=$(if $(filter WNT,$(OS)),$${.link:$${BRAND_BASE_DIR}/ure-link}/bin,$${BRAND_BASE_DIR}/$(LIBO_URE_BIN_FOLDER))' \
+		&& echo 'URE_BIN_DIR=$${BRAND_BASE_DIR}/$(LIBO_URE_BIN_FOLDER)' \
 		&& echo 'URE_MORE_JAVA_CLASSPATH_URLS=$(if $(SYSTEM_HSQLDB),$(HSQLDB_JAR))' \
 		&& echo 'URE_OVERRIDE_JAVA_JFW_SHARED_DATA=$${BRAND_BASE_DIR}/$(LIBO_SHARE_FOLDER)/config/javasettings_$${_OS}_$${_ARCH}.xml' \
 		&& echo 'URE_OVERRIDE_JAVA_JFW_USER_DATA=$${$${BRAND_BASE_DIR}/$(LIBO_ETC_FOLDER)/$(call gb_Helper_get_rcfile,bootstrap):UserInstallation}/user/config/javasettings_$${_OS}_$${_ARCH}.xml' \
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ $(call gb_CustomTarget_get_workdir,instsetoo_native/setup)/$(call gb_Helper_get_
 	( \
 		echo '[Bootstrap]' \
 		&& echo 'URE_INTERNAL_LIB_DIR=$${ORIGIN}$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),/../../../Frameworks)' \
-		&& echo 'URE_INTERNAL_JAVA_DIR=$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),$${ORIGIN}/../../java,$(if $(filter WNT,$(OS)),$${ORIGIN}/../java,$${ORIGIN}/classes))' \
+		&& echo 'URE_INTERNAL_JAVA_DIR=$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),$${ORIGIN}/../../java,$${ORIGIN}/classes)' \
 		&& echo 'URE_INTERNAL_JAVA_CLASSPATH=$${URE_MORE_JAVA_TYPES}' \
-		&& echo 'UNO_TYPES=$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),$${ORIGIN}/../share/misc/,$(if $(filter WNT,$(OS)),$${ORIGIN}/../misc/,$${ORIGIN}/))types.rdb $${URE_MORE_TYPES}' \
-		&& echo 'UNO_SERVICES=$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),$${ORIGIN}/../share/misc/,$(if $(filter WNT,$(OS)),$${ORIGIN}/../misc/,$${ORIGIN}/))services.rdb $${URE_MORE_SERVICES}' \
+		&& echo 'UNO_TYPES=$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),$${ORIGIN}/../share/misc/,$${ORIGIN}/)types.rdb $${URE_MORE_TYPES}' \
+		&& echo 'UNO_SERVICES=$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),$${ORIGIN}/../share/misc/,$${ORIGIN}/)services.rdb $${URE_MORE_SERVICES}' \
 	) > $@
 
 .PHONY: $(call gb_CustomTarget_get_workdir,instsetoo_native/setup)/$(call gb_Helper_get_rcfile,version)
diff --git a/javaunohelper/Jar_juh.mk b/javaunohelper/Jar_juh.mk
index cfd0ec818d89..633a2d8c60f4 100644
--- a/javaunohelper/Jar_juh.mk
+++ b/javaunohelper/Jar_juh.mk
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Jar_set_packageroot,juh,com))
 $(eval $(call gb_Jar_add_manifest_classpath,juh, \
     jurt.jar \
     ridl.jar \
-    $(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),../../Frameworks/, \
-        $(if $(filter WNT,$(OS)),../bin/,../)) \
+    $(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),../../Frameworks/,../) \
 ))
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Jar_set_manifest,juh,$(SRCDIR)/javaunohelper/util/manifest))
diff --git a/jurt/Jar_jurt.mk b/jurt/Jar_jurt.mk
index 710e8186607c..70dae3bced4e 100644
--- a/jurt/Jar_jurt.mk
+++ b/jurt/Jar_jurt.mk
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Jar_set_manifest,jurt,$(SRCDIR)/jurt/util/manifest))
 $(eval $(call gb_Jar_add_manifest_classpath,jurt, \
     ridl.jar \
     unoloader.jar \
-	$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),../../Frameworks/, \
-		$(if $(filter WNT,$(OS)),../bin/,../)) \
+	$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),../../Frameworks/,../) \
 ))
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Jar_add_sourcefiles,jurt,\
diff --git a/jvmfwk/CustomTarget_jvmfwk_jvmfwk3_ini.mk b/jvmfwk/CustomTarget_jvmfwk_jvmfwk3_ini.mk
index bda983d0f49d..7dd4f19846ec 100644
--- a/jvmfwk/CustomTarget_jvmfwk_jvmfwk3_ini.mk
+++ b/jvmfwk/CustomTarget_jvmfwk_jvmfwk3_ini.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ $(call gb_CustomTarget_get_workdir,jvmfwk/jvmfwk3_ini)/$(call gb_Helper_get_rcfi
             $(SRCDIR)/jvmfwk/CustomTarget_jvmfwk_jvmfwk3_ini.mk
 	$(call gb_Output_announce,$(subst $(WORKDIR)/,,$@),$(true),ECH,1)
 	(   printf '[Bootstrap]\n' && \
-            printf 'UNO_JAVA_JFW_VENDOR_SETTINGS=$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),$${ORIGIN}/../share/misc/,$(if $(filter WNT,$(OS)),$${ORIGIN}/../misc/,$${ORIGIN}/))javavendors.xml\n' && \
+            printf 'UNO_JAVA_JFW_VENDOR_SETTINGS=$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)),$${ORIGIN}/../share/misc/,$${ORIGIN}/)javavendors.xml\n' && \
             printf 'UNO_JAVA_JFW_SHARED_DATA=$${URE_OVERRIDE_JAVA_JFW_SHARED_DATA}\n' && \
             printf 'UNO_JAVA_JFW_USER_DATA=$${URE_OVERRIDE_JAVA_JFW_USER_DATA}\n' && \
             printf 'UNO_JAVA_JFW_CLASSPATH_URLS=$${URE_MORE_JAVA_CLASSPATH_URLS}\n' \
diff --git a/odk/config/cfgWin.js b/odk/config/cfgWin.js
index 5157ebac48f1..9c71c43ea351 100644
--- a/odk/config/cfgWin.js
+++ b/odk/config/cfgWin.js
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ var oo_user_sdk_dir=WshSysEnv("APPDATA") + "\\" + oo_sdk_name;
 var oo_user_sdk_env_script=oo_user_sdk_dir + "\\setsdkenv_windows.bat";
 
 var office_home=getOfficeHome();
-var oo_sdk_ure_home=office_home + "\\URE";
 
 var oo_sdk_make_home=getMakeHome();
 var oo_sdk_zip_home=getZipHome();
@@ -854,10 +853,6 @@ function writeBatFile(fdir, file)
         "REM Example: set OFFICE_HOME=C:\\Program Files\\LibreOffice 3\n" +
         "set OFFICE_HOME=" + office_home +
         "\n\n" +
-        "REM URE installation directory.\n" +
-        "REM Example: set OO_SDK_URE_HOME=C:\\Program Files\\LibreOffice 3\\URE\n" +
-        "set OO_SDK_URE_HOME=" + oo_sdk_ure_home +
-        "\n\n" +
         "REM Directory of the make command.\n" +
         "REM Example: set OO_SDK_MAKE_HOME=D:\\NextGenerationMake\\make\n" +
         "set OO_SDK_MAKE_HOME=" + oo_sdk_make_home +
@@ -904,12 +899,9 @@ function writeBatFile(fdir, file)
         "\n" +
         "REM Check installation path for the office.\n" +
         "REM if not defined OFFICE_HOME (\n" +
-        "REM if not defined OO_SDK_URE_HOME (\n" +
-        "REM    echo Error: either of the variables OFFICE_HOME and\n" +
-        "REM    echo OO_SDK_URE_HOME is missing!\n" +
+        "REM    echo Error: the variable OFFICE_HOME is missing!\n" +
         "REM    goto :error\n" +
         "REM  )\n" +
-        "REM  )\n" +
         "\n" +
         "REM Check installation path for GNU make.\n" +
         "if not defined OO_SDK_MAKE_HOME (\n" +
@@ -953,15 +945,12 @@ function writeBatFile(fdir, file)
 		"   set UNO_PATH=%OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH%\n" +
 		" )\n" +
         "\n" +
-        "REM if defined OO_SDK_URE_HOME (\n" +
-        "set OO_SDK_URE_BIN_DIR=%OO_SDK_URE_HOME%\\bin\n" +
-        "set OO_SDK_URE_LIB_DIR=%OO_SDK_URE_HOME%\\bin\n" +
-        "set OO_SDK_URE_JAVA_DIR=%OO_SDK_URE_HOME%\\java\n" +
-        "REM ) else (\n" +
+        "set OO_SDK_URE_BIN_DIR=%OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH%\n" +
+        "set OO_SDK_URE_LIB_DIR=%OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH%\n" +
+        "set OO_SDK_URE_JAVA_DIR=%OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH%\\classes\n" +
         "set OO_SDK_OFFICE_BIN_DIR=%OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH%\n" +
         "set OO_SDK_OFFICE_LIB_DIR=%OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH%\n" +
         "set OO_SDK_OFFICE_JAVA_DIR=%OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH%\\classes\n" +
-        "REM )\n" +
         "\n" +
         "REM Set classpath\n" +
         "set CLASSPATH=%OO_SDK_URE_JAVA_DIR%\\juh.jar;%OO_SDK_URE_JAVA_DIR%\\jurt.jar;%OO_SDK_URE_JAVA_DIR%\\ridl.jar;%OO_SDK_URE_JAVA_DIR%\\unoloader.jar;%OO_SDK_OFFICE_JAVA_DIR%\\unoil.jar\n" +
@@ -1013,7 +1002,6 @@ function writeBatFile(fdir, file)
         "echo  *\n" +
         "echo  * SDK = %OO_SDK_HOME%\n" +
         "echo  * Office = %OFFICE_HOME%\n" +
-        "echo  * URE = %OO_SDK_URE_HOME%\n" +
         "echo  * Make = %OO_SDK_MAKE_HOME%\n" +
         "echo  * Zip = %OO_SDK_ZIP_HOME%\n" +
         "echo  * cat = %OO_SDK_CAT_HOME%\n" +
diff --git a/odk/settings/settings.mk b/odk/settings/settings.mk
index 2169af449184..554ac74b2ab2 100644
--- a/odk/settings/settings.mk
+++ b/odk/settings/settings.mk
@@ -129,9 +129,7 @@ endif
 
 LINK_JAVA_LIBS=/LIBPATH:"$(OO_SDK_JAVA_HOME)/lib"
 
-ifneq "$(OO_SDK_URE_HOME)" ""
-URE_MISC=$(OO_SDK_URE_HOME)\misc
-endif
+URE_MISC=${OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH}
 
 # use this for release version
 #EXE_LINK_FLAGS=/MAP /OPT:NOREF /SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE /BASE:0x1100000
diff --git a/pyuno/zipcore/python.cxx b/pyuno/zipcore/python.cxx
index 517a6ae67845..0e8bb6c6ff0b 100644
--- a/pyuno/zipcore/python.cxx
+++ b/pyuno/zipcore/python.cxx
@@ -131,21 +131,6 @@ int wmain(int argc, wchar_t ** argv, wchar_t **) {
     if (pythonexeEnd == NULL) {
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
-    wchar_t urepath[MAX_PATH];
-    if (tools::buildPath(urepath, path, pathEnd, MY_STRING(L"..\\ure-link"))
-        == NULL)
-    {
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-    wchar_t * urepathEnd = tools::resolveLink(urepath);
-    if (urepathEnd == NULL) {
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-    urepathEnd = tools::buildPath(
-        urepath, urepath, urepathEnd, MY_STRING(L"\\bin"));
-    if (urepathEnd == NULL) {
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
     std::size_t clSize = MY_LENGTH(L"\"") + 4 * (pythonexeEnd - pythonexe) +
         MY_LENGTH(L"\"\0"); //TODO: overflow
         // 4 * len: each char preceded by backslash, each trailing backslash
@@ -192,12 +177,12 @@ int wmain(int argc, wchar_t ** argv, wchar_t **) {
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
     }
-    std::size_t len = (urepathEnd - urepath) + MY_LENGTH(L";") +
-        (pathEnd - path) + (n == 0 ? 0 : MY_LENGTH(L";") + (n - 1)) + 1;
+    std::size_t len = (pathEnd - path) + (n == 0 ? 0 : MY_LENGTH(L";") +
+        (n - 1)) + 1;
         //TODO: overflow
     wchar_t * value = new wchar_t[len];
     _snwprintf(
-        value, len, L"%s;%s%s%s", urepath, path, n == 0 ? L"" : L";", orig);
+        value, len, L"%s%s%s", path, n == 0 ? L"" : L";", orig);
     if (!SetEnvironmentVariableW(L"PATH", value)) {
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
diff --git a/scp2/inc/macros.inc b/scp2/inc/macros.inc
index cccf0d495be5..6f8e6ab086de 100644
--- a/scp2/inc/macros.inc
+++ b/scp2/inc/macros.inc
@@ -65,19 +65,10 @@
 #ifdef MACOSX
     #define GID_BRAND_DIR_ETC gid_Brand_Dir_Share
     #define GID_DIR_PY gid_Brand_Dir_Share
-    #define GID_DIR_URE_BIN gid_Brand_Dir_Program
-    #define GID_DIR_URE_JAVA gid_Dir_Classes
     #define GID_DIR_URE_LIB gid_Dir_Frameworks
 #else
     #define GID_BRAND_DIR_ETC gid_Brand_Dir_Program
     #define GID_DIR_PY gid_Brand_Dir_Program
-#if defined UNX
-    #define GID_DIR_URE_BIN gid_Brand_Dir_Program
-    #define GID_DIR_URE_JAVA gid_Dir_Classes
-#else
-    #define GID_DIR_URE_BIN gid_Dir_Ure_Bin
-    #define GID_DIR_URE_JAVA gid_Dir_Ure_Java
-#endif
     #define GID_DIR_URE_LIB gid_Brand_Dir_Program
 #endif
 
@@ -246,7 +237,7 @@ End
     File id \
         TXT_FILE_BODY; \
         Name = name; \
-        Dir = GID_DIR_URE_JAVA; \
+        Dir = gid_Dir_Classes; \
         Styles = (PACKED); \
     End
 
@@ -463,9 +454,8 @@ End
 #endif
 
 
-
+#define SCP2_URE_DL_DIR GID_DIR_URE_LIB
 #if defined WNT
-#define SCP2_URE_DL_DIR gid_Dir_Ure_Bin
 #define SCP2_URE_DL_NORMAL(n) n ".dll"
 #define SCP2_URE_DL_BARE(n) n ".dll"
 #define SCP2_URE_DL_VER(n, v) n v ".dll"
@@ -474,7 +464,6 @@ End
 #define SCP2_URE_DL_UNO_VER(n, v) n v ".dll"
 #define SCP2_URE_DL_UNO_COMID_VER(n, v) n v STRING(COMID) ".dll"
 #else
-#define SCP2_URE_DL_DIR GID_DIR_URE_LIB
 #define SCP2_URE_DL_NORMAL(n) "lib" n STRING(UNXSUFFIX)
 #define SCP2_URE_DL_BARE(n) n STRING(UNXSUFFIX)
 #define SCP2_URE_DL_VER(n, v) "lib" n STRING(UNXSUFFIX) "." v
@@ -536,7 +525,7 @@ End
 #define URE_EXECUTABLE(id,name) \
     File id \
         BIN_FILE_BODY; \
-        Dir = GID_DIR_URE_BIN; \
+        Dir = gid_Brand_Dir_Program; \
         Name = name; \
         Styles = (PACKED); \
     End
diff --git a/scp2/source/ooo/common_brand.scp b/scp2/source/ooo/common_brand.scp
index a6075e739082..88d8166ba889 100644
--- a/scp2/source/ooo/common_brand.scp
+++ b/scp2/source/ooo/common_brand.scp
@@ -1126,11 +1126,7 @@ ProfileItem gid_Brand_Profileitem_Fundamental_Ure_Bin_Dir
     ProfileID = gid_Brand_Profile_Fundamental_Ini;
     Section = "Bootstrap";
     Key = "URE_BIN_DIR";
-#if defined WNT
-    Value = "${.link:${BRAND_BASE_DIR}/ure-link}/bin";
-#else
     Value = "${BRAND_BASE_DIR}/" LIBO_URE_BIN_FOLDER;
-#endif
 End
 
 ProfileItem gid_Brand_Profileitem_Fundamental_Configuration_Layers
diff --git a/scp2/source/ooo/ure.scp b/scp2/source/ooo/ure.scp
index 9bb8ebea2b2c..61af96a79ead 100644
--- a/scp2/source/ooo/ure.scp
+++ b/scp2/source/ooo/ure.scp
@@ -20,32 +20,6 @@
 
 #include "AutoInstall/ure"
 
-#if !defined MACOSX
-
-#if defined WNT
-Directory gid_Dir_Common_Ure
-    ParentID = gid_Dir_Brand_Root;
-    HostName = "URE";
-    Styles = (UREDIRECTORY);
-End
-#endif
-
-#if defined WNT
-Directory gid_Dir_Ure_Bin
-    ParentID = gid_Dir_Common_Ure;
-    DosName = "bin";
-End
-#endif
-
-#if defined WNT && defined ENABLE_JAVA
-Directory gid_Dir_Ure_Java
-    ParentID = gid_Dir_Common_Ure;
-    DosName = "java";
-End
-#endif
-
-#endif // !MACOSX
-
 #if defined MACOSX
 Directory gid_Dir_Ure_Share_Misc
     ParentID = gid_Brand_Dir_Share_Ure_Share;
@@ -53,13 +27,6 @@ Directory gid_Dir_Ure_Share_Misc
 End
 #endif
 
-#ifdef WNT
-Directory gid_Dir_Ure_Misc
-    ParentID = gid_Dir_Common_Ure;
-    DosName = "misc";
-End
-#endif
-
 // Public Dynamic Libraries:
 
 #ifdef AIX
@@ -293,9 +260,7 @@ End
 
 File gid_File_Misc_TypesRdb
     TXT_FILE_BODY;
-#ifdef WNT
-    Dir = gid_Dir_Ure_Misc;
-#elif defined MACOSX
+#if defined MACOSX
     Dir = gid_Dir_Ure_Share_Misc;
 #else
     Dir = gid_Brand_Dir_Program;
@@ -306,9 +271,7 @@ End
 
 File gid_File_Misc_ServicesRdb
     TXT_FILE_BODY;
-#ifdef WNT
-    Dir = gid_Dir_Ure_Misc;
-#elif defined MACOSX
+#if defined MACOSX
     Dir = gid_Dir_Ure_Share_Misc;
 #else
     Dir = gid_Brand_Dir_Program;
@@ -328,10 +291,7 @@ Module gid_Module_Root_Ure_Hidden
 	Sortkey = "2200";
 	Default = YES;
 	Styles = (HIDDEN_ROOT);
-    Dirs = (gid_Dir_Ure_Bin,
-            gid_Dir_Ure_Misc,
-            gid_Dir_Ure_Java,
-            gid_Dir_Ure_Share_Misc);
+    Dirs = (gid_Dir_Ure_Share_Misc);
     Files = (auto_ure_ALL,
             gid_File_ThirdpartylicensereadmeHtml_Ure,
             gid_File_Readme_Ure,
diff --git a/tools/source/misc/pathutils.cxx b/tools/source/misc/pathutils.cxx
index f4507d83c15c..0b3f172ee3ed 100644
--- a/tools/source/misc/pathutils.cxx
+++ b/tools/source/misc/pathutils.cxx
@@ -102,107 +102,6 @@ WCHAR * buildPath(
     }
 }
 
-WCHAR * resolveLink(WCHAR * path) {
-    HANDLE h = CreateFileW(
-        path, FILE_READ_DATA, FILE_SHARE_READ, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
-    if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    char p1[MAX_PATH];
-    DWORD n;
-    BOOL ok = ReadFile(h, p1, MAX_PATH, &n, NULL);
-    CloseHandle(h);
-    if (!ok) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    WCHAR p2[MAX_PATH];
-    std::size_t n2 = 0;
-    bool colon = false;
-    for (DWORD i = 0; i < n;) {
-        unsigned char c = static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i++]);
-        switch (c) {
-        case '\0':
-            SetLastError(ERROR_BAD_PATHNAME);
-            return NULL;
-        case '\x0A':
-        case '\x0D':
-            if (n2 == MAX_PATH) {
-                SetLastError(ERROR_FILENAME_EXCED_RANGE);
-                return NULL;
-            }
-            p2[n2] = L'\0';
-            break;
-        case ':':
-            colon = true;
-            // fall through
-        default:
-            // Convert from UTF-8 to UTF-16:
-            if (c <= 0x7F) {
-                p2[n2++] = c;
-            } else if (c >= 0xC2 && c <= 0xDF && i < n &&
-                       static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) >= 0x80 &&
-                       static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) <= 0xBF)
-            {
-                p2[n2++] = ((c & 0x1F) << 6) |
-                    (static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i++]) & 0x3F);
-            } else if (n - i > 1 &&
-                       ((c == 0xE0 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) >= 0xA0 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) <= 0xBF) ||
-                        (((c >= 0xE1 && c <= 0xEC) || (c >= 0xEE && c <= 0xEF)) &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) >= 0x80 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) <= 0xBF) ||
-                        (c == 0xED &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) >= 0x80 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) <= 0x9F)) &&
-                       static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 1]) >= 0x80 &&
-                       static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 1]) <= 0xBF)
-            {
-                p2[n2++] = ((c & 0x0F) << 12) |
-                    ((static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) & 0x3F) << 6) |
-                    (static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 1]) & 0x3F);
-                i += 2;
-            } else if (n - 2 > 1 &&
-                       ((c == 0xF0 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) >= 0x90 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) <= 0xBF) ||
-                        (c >= 0xF1 && c <= 0xF3 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) >= 0x80 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) <= 0xBF) ||
-                        (c == 0xF4 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) >= 0x80 &&
-                         static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) <= 0x8F)) &&
-                       static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 1]) >= 0x80 &&
-                       static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 1]) <= 0xBF &&
-                       static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 2]) >= 0x80 &&
-                       static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 2]) <= 0xBF)
-            {
-                sal_Int32 u = ((c & 0x07) << 18) |
-                    ((static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i]) & 0x3F) << 12) |
-                    ((static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 1]) & 0x3F) << 6) |
-                    (static_cast< unsigned char >(p1[i + 2]) & 0x3F);
-                i += 3;
-                p2[n2++] = static_cast< WCHAR >(((u - 0x10000) >> 10) | 0xD800);
-                p2[n2++] = static_cast< WCHAR >(
-                    ((u - 0x10000) & 0x3FF) | 0xDC00);
-            } else {
-                SetLastError(ERROR_BAD_PATHNAME);
-                return NULL;
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    WCHAR * end;
-    if (colon || p2[0] == L'\\') {
-        // Interpret p2 as an absolute path:
-        end = path;
-    } else {
-        // Interpret p2 as a relative path:
-        end = filename(path);
-    }
-    return buildPath(path, path, end, p2, n2);
-}
-
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/ure/Package_install.mk b/ure/Package_install.mk
index c02cf299e5f8..99801c764541 100644
--- a/ure/Package_install.mk
+++ b/ure/Package_install.mk
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ endif
 
 ifeq (MACOSX,$(OS))
 $(eval $(call gb_Package_add_symbolic_link,ure_install,MacOS/urelibs,../Frameworks))
-else ifeq (WNT,$(OS))
-$(eval $(call gb_Package_add_file,ure_install,ure-link,ure-link))
 endif
 
 # vim:set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/ure/source/ure-link b/ure/source/ure-link
deleted file mode 100644
index 122de345e91f..000000000000
--- a/ure/source/ure-link
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-URE
\ No newline at end of file