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Re: libuser32.a left out of latest Cygwin distro?


soren@wonderstorm.com wrote:
> 
> On 6 Feb 2001, at 8:32, Earnie Boyd wrote:
> 
> > soren@wonderstorm.com wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Cygwin maintainers,
> > >
> > > Did libuser32.a inadvetantly get omitted from the very latest Cygwin
> > > distro [Win32API or whatever part?] (I just updated using
> > > "setup.exe"  this pm, and re-ran a build that formerly had no such
> > > dependency troubles; and got a failure from ld.exe that it could not
> > > find "-luser32". I confirmed by searching that libuser32.a wasn't
> > > present).
> >
> > What is the output of `gcc -v'?  The library now lives in
> > /usr/lib/w32api/ and the specs have been modified to find it there.
> > If you've upgraded the w32api without upgrading gcc then you're likely
> > to run into this problem.
> 
> A canny guess. Well, my gcc is
> Reading specs from /bin/../lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/2.95.2-7/specs
> gcc version 2.95.2-7 19991024 (cygwin experimental)
> 
> I had unexplainable errors twice, partway thru downloading
> packages using the `setup.exe' system, and I tried finally to ONLY
> update a couple of things. That might well be how it happened -- I
> might have skipped gcc but ordered w32api to go thru.
> 
> .. shoot! The gcc I just updated using setup placed libuser32.a
> back in /usr/lib! I used the franken.de ftp server bec the US server
> was unresponsive. What the heck is going on ... musical libs ...
>  Now gcc -v sez:
> Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/2.95.2-6/specs
> gcc version 2.95.2-6 19991024 (cygwin experimental)
> 
> It took me back instead of forwards! Grrrrrrr ...
> 

Obviously the franken server is behind.  The setup.ini would have said
that 2.95.2-6 was the most recent version.  Sounds as if we need to
version stamp setup.ini and have setup.exe check the version stamps
before overwriting an existing one.  A warning could then be given and a
prompt to continue or cancel.

Earnie.

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