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From: Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 17:19:01 -0400
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In-Reply-To: <852568FF.0073EA4B.00@nyc-ntgw-n01.ny.jpmorgan.com>; from yap_noel@jpmorgan.com on Thu, Jun 15, 2000 at 05:06:09PM -0400

On Thu, Jun 15, 2000 at 05:06:09PM -0400, Noel L Yap wrote:
>I'm confused then.  What is libcygwin.a?  I'd at least feel more at
>ease if I knew /why/ the cygwin1.dll dependency can't be removed and
>what the difference between libcygwin.a and cygwin1.dll (besides static
>vs dynamic) are.

libcygwin.a is a standard import library used to provide references for
linking in a DLL.  If this is still confusing I'm sure someone will
respond with references to tutorials on the subject.

There is no facility for loading cygwin statically because it has never
been developed.  It is not technically infeasible but it isn't easy
either.

cgf

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