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Subject: Re: X11R6.4 for Cygwin Release v1.0? (And thanks)
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 22:26:44 -0400
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Use X11 R6.x and lesstif marked with *-ss-dev.tar.gz.  I think you should
be OK.

Suhaib


----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com>
To: Charles S. Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
Cc: <cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com>
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: X11R6.4 for Cygwin Release v1.0? (And thanks)


> On Sun, Oct 24, 1999 at 08:21:00AM -0400, Charles S. Wilson wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> The link errors that you were getting are due to the fact that *object*
> >> files and *libraries* are not necessarily compatible.  i don't know
> >> about the STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION problem, however.
> >>
> >
> >So *object* files and *libraries* developed using the following
> >platforms are mutually incompatible?
> >
> >1) cygwin-b20.1
> >2) recent snapshots
> >3) Cygwin CD 1.0
> >4) cygwin-b21
>
> We guarantee that a recent cygwin1.dll will work with any program or DLL
> which loads it.
>
> We do not guarantee that object files or libraries produced by a
> previous version of cygwin/gcc will be usable with a new DLL or cygwin
> stub library.  In particular, we may decide to add an additional symbol
> to the DLL/stub library for export.
>
> So, if your object file has been using the 'foo' routine from the stub
> library and was essentially statically linking it into your program,
> it will be confused by the fact that the 'foo' routine is now exported
> by the DLL.  That is apparently what is happening here.
>
> The solution is to recompile from source.
>
> I am not going to provide an exhaustive list of what's compatible with
> what.  However, it's likely that B20 object files are incompatible with
> snapshots or the Cygwin CD.  It's likely that files produced using
> snapshots from the last couple of months will work with the Cygwin CD.
>
> In short, if it links, you're ok.  If it doesn't, recompile.
>
> cgf
>
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