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Re: Error: procedure entry point in cygreadline6.dll
- From: René Berber <r dot berber at computer dot org>
- Cc: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 19:36:05 -0500
- Subject: Re: Error: procedure entry point in cygreadline6.dll
- Newsgroups: gmane.os.cygwin.xfree
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doublehelix wrote:
> Hello
>
> I'm a novice cygwin user running cygwin on a Dell PC with Windows XP.
> A couple of months ago an unrelated software package I tried to
> install on my machine must have corrupted cygwin, because since then I
> have been unable to run it.
Do you know what package was that? There are known problems with some
packages, so it may be helpful.
> Now when I try to start cygwin with
> cygwin.bat, I always get the error from the bash.exe window:
>
> The procedure entry point rl_variable_value could not be located in the
> dynamic link library cygreadline6.dll
>
> I've tried to uninstall and reinstall cygwin, but I get the exact same
> message during the preremove script runs. A similar entry point error question in the
> archive suggested that an extra copy of the .dll caused the problem, but my searches yield
> only one cygreadline6.dll.I also get a bash.exe.stackdump file after I attempt to open cygwin, which I've included below.
>
> Any suggestions on how to fix this problem, or cleanly uninstall/reinstall cygwin without
> using setup.exe or cygwin bash (since this error persists on these actions)?
[snip]
Look for duplicates of cygwin1.dll, that's what usually other packages install
and is what breaks a Cygwin installation.
I've cc'ed this reply to the main Cygwin list because this has nothing to do
with cygwin-xfree.
--
René Berber
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