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Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 10:24:53 -0500
To: "Mike Kenny - BCX - Professional Services JHB" <Mike DOT Kenny AT bcx DOT co DOT za>,
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From: Larry Hall <lh-no-personal-replies-please AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: How change libtool rule of naming dlls from "cygFOO-version.dll" to "FOO.dll"?
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At 02:03 AM 12/21/2004, you wrote:
> What is the effect of using
>$ ln cygsurfit-1.dll libsurfit.dll
>to create a link rather than simply rename?
>


Chaos.  

Windows does not support loading of DLLs through links.




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