1.7.15: C# hello world program hangs when run from cygwin

Peter Ross peter@emailross.com
Tue Jun 12 15:18:00 GMT 2012


On 12 June 2012 14:13, marco atzeri wrote:
> On 6/12/2012 1:52 PM, Peter Ross wrote:
>>
>> On 12 June 2012 12:35, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 4:45 AM, Peter Ross wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> If I downgrade from 1.7.15 to 1.7.14 then it runs as expected
>>>>
>>>
>>> And if you upgrade to the newest cygwin.com/snapshots what happens?
>>>
>> Replacing cygwin1.dll with cygwin1-20120611.dll.bz2 and it works as
>> expected.  NOTE I didn't install anything else apart from the dll.
>>
>> Can I suggest linking from the snapshots page the FAQ entry which
>> explains how to install a snapshot.
>>>
>
> it is already there at the bottom of the page
>
Ah it is too, I missed that.

Can I suggest putting it at the top, and making the language a bit
more obvious, eg

To install a cygwin snapshot follow the instructions in this FAQ entry.

I didn't immediately equate "try them" with "installation".

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