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Date:	Fri, 09 Jul 2004 20:28:31 -0400
To:	"Joshua Halls" <xerves AT rafermand DOT net>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
From:	Larry Hall <cygwin-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	Re: Source Code for cygwin1.dll
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At 06:34 PM 7/9/2004, you wrote:
>Hello, I am wishing to release a version of a Mud codebase I created and
>have it packaged ready to run in windows.  I am looking for the specific
>files I need to have packaged up to meet the requirements for the source of
>the cygwin1.dll.  Are there specific files required for the dll and do I
>need to provide any other source files for any other programs or libraries
>that might have been used to compile my source?  Thanks.



If your distribution uses Cygwin and you include the DLL with your 
distribution, you need the source required to build that version of the
DLL.  You can download the source for the Cygwin DLL with the binary 
package via 'setup.exe'.  However, the preferred method of distribution
is to *not* bundle the Cygwin DLL with your package but instead point
folks to the Cygwin site, with any directions/recommendations you want
to make.  This is preferred because it helps to maintain the requirement
that there be only 1 cygwin1.dll on the user's system.  Otherwise, those
who package and distribute their software separate from the Cygwin 
distribution or by means other than 'setup.exe' run the risk of generating
conflicts if users already have or will install Cygwin in the future.
All this is predicated on the notion that your package is open source
of course.



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