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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 10:11:56 -0400
To: "Ryan T. Sammartino" <ryants AT shaw DOT ca>, Cygwin List <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: ps and linking to cygwin.dll
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At 07:34 PM 4/24/2002, Ryan T. Sammartino wrote:
>On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 06:09:44PM -0400, Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) wrote:
> > At 05:18 PM 4/24/2002, Ryan T. Sammartino wrote:
> > >
> > >Not really.  The question is *not* "How do I get ps to display Windows
> > >processes".  The question is:
> > >
> > >Does 'ps' (without -W) list only processes that have been linked to the
> > >Cygwin dll?
> > >
> > >Releated question:
> > >
> > >The man page says ps will list "Cygwin processes".   What is a "Cygwin
> > >process", exactly?  Is a Cygwin process an executable that's been linked
> > >to the Cygwin dll?  Does "will list" mean "will *only* list" (in the
> > >absence of the -W option)?
> > >
> > >
> > >Make sense?
> > 
> > 
> > Not to me but...  The answer is yes to all questions.  I expect you would 
> > be able to figure this out by playing with it briefly.  If not, the answer
> > is also in the email archives (or source code).  Sorry but I feel a little
> > like we're beating a dead horse here.  Anyway, we're sure it's dead now,
> > right?
> > 
>
>Not quite yet :)
>
>So, if I see a process in 'ps -a' output that is *not* linked to Cygwin
>dll, that's a bug? 


Yes.


>Or, does it mean that it is linked to the Cygwin dll, and that "depend"
>tool that comes with Visual Studio is lying to me?


No.  The process may load Cygwin DLL at runtime.  "depends" won't detect 
this.  Of course, if I knew the specifics of the case you're concerned 
about, I or someone else might be able to better advise you.  Is there 
any reason that you want to hide the details of the specific problem you're
seeing?





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


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