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I'm not sure everyone is paying full attention here.
<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#TOFU> again.  Reformatted.

Champ Mendis wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" 
> <reply-to-list-only-lh <AT> cygwin <DOT> com>
> To: <cygwin <AT> cygwin <DOT> com>
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

And, more importantly, <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR> again.
Let's not make life any easier for spammers, eh?


> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 12:58 PM
> Subject: Re: 1.5.21-1: CIFS symlinks on network share break Cygwin
> 
> 
>> You too.  <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#TOFU>.  Reformatted.
>>
>> Jonathan Lanier wrote:
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: cygwin-owner <AT> cygwin <DOT> com [mailto:cygwin-owner <AT> 
>>>> cygwin <DOT> com] On Behalf
>>>> Of Larry Hall (Cygwin)
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 6:25 PM
>>>> To: cygwin <AT> cygwin <DOT> com
>>   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>> Yikes!  Ditto - <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>.  Thanks.
>>
>>>> Subject: Re: 1.5.21-1: CIFS symlinks on network share break Cygwin
>>>>
>>>> <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#TOFU>.  Reformatted.
>>>>
>>>> Champ Mendis wrote:
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" 
>>>>> <reply-to-list-only-lh <AT> cygwin <DOT> com>
>>>>> To: <cygwin <AT> cygwin <DOT> com>
>>>>        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>>
>>>> <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>.  Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 8:47 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: 1.5.21-1: CIFS symlinks on network share break Cygwin
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Jonathan Lanier wrote:
>>>>>>> Well, I thought of that - first rule of debugging, calculatus 
>>>>>>> eliminatus.  I tried it; but, attempts to use the older DLLs with 
>>>>>>> newer apps (or vice-versa) result in corrupted shared memory, and 
>>>>>>> force me to reboot my WinXP box.  I've been under the impression 
>>>>>>> that cygwin1.dll isn't really meant to be cross-compatible with 
>>>>>>> applications built against other versions of Cygwin, which would 
>>>>>>> probably make the search useless.  If anyone knows otherwise, I'm 
>>>>>>> keen to hear anything about cygwin1.dll-swapping that could be of 
>>>>>>> use - i.e. how far back I could go and expect to retain binary
>>>> compatibility.
>>>>>> There is backwards binary compatibility but not forward.  So I'd 
>>>>>> suggest, if you're interested in trying this, that you use your 
>>>>>> 1.5.14 environment and swap in DLLs until it doesn't work.  But 
>>>>>> keep your original DLL so you can "reset" it at the end.  Start 
>>>>>> with the oldest snapshot and binary search your way in.
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> I got the same problem, I ran Insight debugger too but it failed. Code
>>>>
>>>>> very well in new version of Cygwin but Exe file does not give any 
>>>>> output. Insight debugger says unknown error.
>>>>> I was wondering whether XP Media Edition is conflicting with Cygwin 
>>>>> environment.
>>>>> I tried the Cygwin1.dll to run in DOS mode but it failed.
>>>>> I will also try the same thing as Jonathan says.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Two additional thoughts on this:
>>>>
>>>>   o If you have a small, simple test case in C, it's worth your while
>>>>     to consider sending it to the list.
>>>>
>>>>   o You should send along your cygcheck output.  Indeed, it's 
>>>> worthwhile
>>>> to
>>>>     re-read <http://cygwin.com/problems.html>.  The more relevant
>>>> details,
>>>>     the better! :-)
>>>>
>> > Um, I did both on my first post yesterday.  :)
>> >
>>
>>
>> I know you did.  I was responding to Champ.  Of course he could use your
>> <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#STC> if it reproduces for him.
>>
 > Hi,
 > I compiled & executed the EXE file compiled in new version of Cygwin in
 > XP-Media Centre in the XP SP2 Cygwin.
 > I wonder why this does not run in the new PC with XP Media Centre edition.
 > I have attached the Cygcheck output file with this.


OK, cygcheck looks fine but why are you hiding the results of your tests
from us?  If you hide details of what you find, you get much back in
response.  What kind of SAMBA service are you using?

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