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Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 11:35:09 -0500
To: "Patrick Pelissier" <ppelissier AT hotmail DOT com>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: 1.4 To 1.10 : cygwin1.dll Bug on NT 4.0 ?
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At 02:58 AM 4/5/2002, Patrick Pelissier wrote:
>>It's not at all clear where your problem is.  However there are
>>several factors to consider:
>>
>>    1. The issue is with a cross-compiler not provided by Cygwin
>
>Yes. That's why, I didn't expect anything else than an idea of the origin of the bug.
>
>>    2. As near as I can tell, the problem you see results when you
>>move from an earlier version of the cross-compiler to a later version
>
>Strictly speaking this is not true:
>The compiler version can stay the same; if you overwrite cygwin1.dll (and nothing else) with an old version, it works fine.
>
>>    3. The problem occurs on only 1 machine
>I have heard other persons which have the same problem on NT machines. It seems to be a general problem on NT machines with this cross-compiler.
>
>>    4. There is a general lack of detailed information which makes it
>>unlikely that others will be of much help in this matter
>
>>I think you're going to need to investigate this issue further before
>>it will be fruitful to get others involved. Specifically, I'd suggest
>>concentrating on why you see different results on the system with the
>>problem.
>I will investigate the changes of the 1.3.2-1 versions to newer versions, since it is the newest which works.
>
>>That sounds like some kind of configuration problem to me. If
>>your search turns up something Cygwin specific, you'll want to report
>>it here.  Otherwise, you want to report your findings to the
>>maintainer of the cross compiler.
>Ok.
>I have posted here since it works on Win NT 4.0 only if I use older version of cygwin. No matter the version of the compiler. that's why I have supposed a bug in cygwin, and I wanted your opinion.


Given these additional details, I would agree that the problem you're seeing
could be the result of a bug internal to Cygwin.  I expect your investigations
will help clarify which side of the fence is the real problem.

Good luck,



Larry Hall                              lhall AT rfk DOT com
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