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Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 14:10:04 -0500
From: "David A. Cobb" <Superbiskit@cox.net>
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I recently tried out a couple of software packages -- SSH_CONFIGURATOR 
is one that sticks in my mind -- that are built with Cygwin. 
Their README documents said there wouldn't be a problem with a "properly 
installed" existing Cygwin.  Well, there was a problem with
mine, which otherwise works just fine for me. 
Possibly they looked for cygwin1.dll in a specific place, possibly they 
tried to use PATH.  I don't know.  Anyway, they left me with multiple 
cygwin1.dll's so nothing worked at all until I tore them out by the roots. 

OK, that may be the packagers problem, not ours.  However, I'm wondering 
if we could make it easier? 
How about storing /HKLM/Cygnus 
Solutions/Cygwin/DLL_PATH="native:/path/to/cygwin1.dll and
                           /HKLM/Cygnus Solutions/Cygwin/DLL_VERSION="1.2.3"

And providing a simple C routine to return the critical information.  
I'm less sure about this piece -- most use things like InstallShield and 
I don't know how the scripting works there. 
Of course, if they simply looked at the mount point 
/HKLM/Cyg.../Cygwin/mounts_v2/bin, they could work it all out!!!

-- 
David A. Cobb, Software Engineer, Public Access Advocate
"By God's Grace, I am a Christian man; by my actions a great sinner." -- The Way of a Pilgrim: R.French, Tr.
Life is too short to tolerate crappy software!


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