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Brian Ford wrote: > On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, Matthew Woehlke wrote: >> Ok, but then, is the problem that the auth dll *is* cygwin1.dll, or else >> why wouldn't the reboot only be needed when you update the auth dll? >> (Does the auth dll need cygwin1.dll or would it be possible to make it >> only the other way around? Maybe the auth dll can have a hook to allow >> "stopping" and "starting" it so it can let go of cygwin1.dll and allow >> an update?) >> >> ...is there a link somewhere with general information on "Authentication >> DLL's"? > > To save Corinna some typing, it would help if you'd review the following > thread: > > http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-developers/2006-11/msg00000.html Thanks for pointing that out. So, to make sure I understand, if I upgrade from e.g. cygwin-1.7.1-1 to cygwin-1.7.1-4, I do *not* need to reboot (but from e.g. 1.7.1-1 to 1.7.2-1 I do)? Also, what enforces that (and more to the point, is it something a user might choose to circumvent)? -- Matthew <insert witty signature here> -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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