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From: "Jong B. Lee" <jbdoll AT kepri DOT re DOT kr>
To: "cygwin" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: glib for cygwin
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 00:47:14 +0900
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> I've been able to compile glib 1.2.8 for over 8 months. I had serious
> problems with module support, which IIRC Jong claimed to have solved.
>
> Jong gave out this link http://my.dreamwiz.com/jbdoll/ for a download
of
> his patched glib. - with working modules.
>
> Thread support was broken (compile with --enable-threads=none) but I
> have it working here. I'm currently tidying up some code with
> pthread_key's before I submit a new patch to cygwin. I have glib here
> with working threads (but no modules as I haven't looked into Jong's
> patch :]).
>
> It's very important to use the cygwin pthreads, not win32 threads, if
> your application uses fork(). _DO NOT_ try glib compiled with cygwin
> with threads=win32.
>
> Rob
>

Dear Rob,

I've been out for the list, for a while.

I'll send you my module patches in a day.

Jong B. Lee