Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Message-Id: <4.3.1.2.20020405113344.0265c080@pop.ma.ultranet.com> X-Sender: lhall AT pop DOT ma DOT ultranet DOT com Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 11:35:09 -0500 To: "Patrick Pelissier" , cygwin AT cygwin DOT com From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" Subject: Re: 1.4 To 1.10 : cygwin1.dll Bug on NT 4.0 ? In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 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 RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/