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Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 18:04:56 -0400
From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: OpenSSH Package Distribution Architecture Mismatch
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On 4/11/2014 5:49 PM, Auteria W. Winzer Jr. wrote:
> I noticed an anomaly within both 32bit and 64bit distributions of
> OpenSSH.   The package maintainer inadvertently placed the architectures in
> their opposition. At 1st glance I thought I had clicked the wrong icon
> thinking I was using 64bit within 32bit's space, and vice-versa.
>
> The latest OpenSSH package from both 32 and 64 bit resources displays
> the  following:

> FROM 32bit Cygwin (C:\cygwin)
> TARGET: C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe -i /Cygwin-Terminal.ico -
> winzera AT USWSCOWINZERA ~
>
> $ cygcheck -c openssh
> Cygwin Package Information
> Package              Version        Status
> openssh              6.6p1-1        OK
>
> winzera AT USWSCOWINZERA /usr/sbin
> $ ls -l sshd.exe
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 winzera Domain Users 762397 Mar 18 12:41 sshd.exe
>
> winzera AT USWSCOWINZERA /usr/sbin
> $ ldd sshd.exe
>          ntdll.dll => /cygdrive/c/Windows/SysWOW64/ntdll.dll (0x77480000)
                                            ^^^^^^^^^
I assume you're basing your conclusion on the above information.

> In conclusion: 32bit OpenSSH is in Cygwin64, and 64bit OpenSSH is in Cygwin32.

You're mistaken.  SysWOW64 is what 64-bit Windows uses to run 32-bit
executables.  If you 'ldd' other Cygwin 32-bit executables, you'll see the
same thing.  This is what's expected for any 32-bit Windows executable
actually.


-- 
Larry

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