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Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:44:35 -0500
From: Jason Tishler <jason AT tishler DOT net>
To: Robert Collins <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
Cc: cygwin-apps AT sources DOT redhat DOT com
Subject: Re: rebase for setup.
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Rob,

On Sun, Dec 23, 2001 at 11:34:19PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote:
>     lets talk rebasing.

I would like to talk rebasing too.

> Did my rebasing algorithm seem correct to you? If not, lets talk what it
> should look like.

Do you mean the following:

On Sat, Dec 08, 2001 at 01:39:52PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote:
> Actually what I have in mind is
> * changes to install
> (pseudo code):
> if (installing a .dll or .exe)
>   rebase and store info in /etc/setup
> * changes to setup
> if (installing a .dll or .exe)
>   rebase and store info in /etc/setup
> 
> rebase:
> find object size - sz
>   lookup a gap of sz in the address table in /etc/setup
> find object dependencies
>   foreach
>     if (a cygwin .dll)
>       rebase this
>     if (a non-cygwin .dll)
>       store the base and size info in /etc/setup

If so, then I don't fully grok it -- please try again.  Specifically,
I don't understand what is install (or how it differs from setup).
Also, the rebase algorithm seems more complicated than mine (and MS's)
simplicity one.  So, I must be missing something -- please help me
understand the issues.

Thanks,
Jason