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>> BTW: What's the easiest way to switch cygwin versions without having to> reboot? I quite commonly come across changing snapshot dll's and having> bash throw errors (probably relocation related or something of the sort)> and immediately return. After reboot it's fine. But what's a way to> quickly switch versions without reboot required? Or am I doing something> wrong? (just following the FAQ, shutting down all cyg execs and services,> then shuffling files around)>
As long as the cygwin dll is not used, there's no reason... so itlooks like it's in use somewhere. but I'd swear windows had a cachingmechanism for dlls where they're not unloaded from memory at onceafter being unused. there's even a reg key to tweak that flush delaybut it seems I can't put the finger on it anymore. Maybe that's it,the cache mechanism doesn't check against changed file on the disk andyou should wait a bit before relaunching a cygwin process? That seemssomehow inconsistent though.
Lloeki