Mail Archives: cygwin/2005/01/13/08:06:20
Peter,
On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 04:29:25AM +0100, Peter Valdemar M?rch wrote:
> * What does rebase do?
As its name implies, rebase rebases (i.e., changes) the base address of
DLLs. See the following for more details:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/tools/tools/rebase.asp
> * Why did I need to run it on my fresh cygwin install?
Read the README:
/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/rebase-2.3.README
> * Why does Larry Hall recommend to run it, when there is a prominent
> warning not to, unless I've "got a clue"?
Sorry for the poor wording. The warning is for rebase -- not for
rebaseall. IMO, rebaseall is safe to use. FWIW, I frequently rebase
(via rebaseall) my entire Cygwin installation.
> * What did I do wrong when I upgraded my installation?
AFAICT, nothing.
Jason
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