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Re: rename or copy cygwin1.dll to cygwinb19.dll
- To: marc_auslander at us dot ibm dot com
- Subject: Re: rename or copy cygwin1.dll to cygwinb19.dll
- From: Geoffrey Noer <noer at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 15:17:06 -0800
- Cc: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- References: <852566B3.007F0FE4.00@us.ibm.com>
On Thu, Nov 05, 1998 at 06:15:49PM -0500, marc_auslander@us.ibm.com wrote:
>
> The install instructions say:
>
> This version of Cygwin is backwards-compatible with the beta 19 release. If
> you rename the cygwin1.dll included as part of B20 to "cygwinb19.dll", the
> old executables should be able to function with the new version of the
> library.
>
> Doing a rename leaves you without a cygwin1.dll, and programs seem to stop
> loading. So I've copied it instead and have both. I assume this is
> correct but thought I'd ask.
Yes, this was confusingly worded. I've rewritten this paragraph for
the next update to the FAQ.
Thanks,
--
Geoffrey Noer
noer@cygnus.com
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