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Haojun Bao wrote:
> "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh@> writes:
> 
>> On 08/13/2009 05:27 AM, Haojun Bao wrote:
>>> When I update/build cygwin, I must make sure to kill all cygwin
>>> processes, or I will be required to reboot.
>> <snip>
>>
>> Your reference to "build" doesn't make sense to me but if by "update" you
>> mean via 'setup.exe', then 'setup.exe' does warn of these situations so
>> that you can avoid the reboot.
> 
> Yes, when `setup.exe' warn cygwin1.dll can't be replaced, you have 2
> options, 1, kill all cygwin processes and continue, or, 2, ignore it and
> reboot.
> 
> Any by `build', I mean build cygwin1.dll and then copy it to /bin, then
> again if some cygwin processes are running I need kill them.
> 
> Now, I can kill them manualy one by one, and make sure I have killed all
> by try and error; or I do that with scripts.

  Funny, was just discussing this off-list.  As time permits I think we'd like
to build this kind of functionality into setup.exe itself.

    cheers,
      DaveK


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