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Date:	Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:46:17 -0400
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On 4/20/2012 1:37 PM, De-Jian Zhao wrote:
> On 2012-4-21 1:29, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>> On 4/20/2012 1:25 PM, Nellis, Kenneth wrote:
>>> From: Corinna Vinschen
>>>> Windows requires the x bit for DLLs to be loadable as executable code
>>>> into the address space of a process. As Václav wrote, it's a Windows
>>>> thing.
>>>
>>> So, I had to play with "chmod -x cyg*.dll" and, of course, it
>>> totally hosed Cygwin. I recovered by reinstalling from scratch
>>> only after realizing that ATTRIB did not have an option to re-
>>> establish X--we're talking XP here. So, as this is a Windows
>>> thing, wondering how, through Windows, I could restore execute
>>> access to the DLLs.
>>
>> What's wrong with "chmod +x cyg*.dll"?
>>
>
> It doesn't work any more. You cannot restart a new terminal, either. You
> will be trapped here.

Ah, I didn't realize that Ken did this in /bin.  You could use cacls in
this case as an alternative to reinstalling.

-- 
Larry

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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