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Date:	Wed, 30 Aug 2000 11:22:17 -0400
From:	Charles Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: DLL naming conventions
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Charles Wilson wrote:
> 
> Norman, you missed the point...
> 
>   If we change the name of libz.dll to 'cyglibz.dll' or somesuch, then
> it would *not* be in pub/cygwin/contrib/zlib/.  Chris is pointing out
  ^^
libz.dll

> that this would confuse people (*), and the answer is
>   'The name was changed. The file is cyglibz.dll (or whatever)'
> not
>   go download the package again from ftp://.....
> 
> --Chuck
> 
> (*) the people that never read documentation...
> 
> Norman Vine wrote:
> >
> > >"I am trying to find the libz.dll file
> >
> > ftp://sourceware.cygnus.com/pub/cygwin/contrib/zlib/
> >
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