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Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 09:45:20 -0800
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From: Randall R Schulz <rrschulz AT cris DOT com>
Subject: Re: linker can't find getsubopt()
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At 09:32 2003-01-19, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 04:49:04PM -0000, Max Bowsher wrote:
> >It appears getsubopt is in newlib, and so present in Cygwin's
> ><sys/unistd.h>, but not exported from cygwin1.dll
> >
> >One of Cygwin's core developers will need to tell us whether this is
> >accidental or on purpose.
>
>Oh, it's on purpose.  Believe me.  Caused someone some discomfort?  Then
>our evil plan is succeeding.  Core developers!  Raise your glasses and
>repeat after me "We are the core developers and we are MEAN!"
>
>It's a well know fact that we put functions in unistd.h which are not
>actually exported by cygwin just to tantalize and confuse people.  What
>other earthly reason would we have for dangling this tempting fruit in
>front of people, if not to frustrate them?
>
>Bwahahaha.
>
>cgf


I'm on to you, Chaotica.

Captain Proton


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