Hi Gery, On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Gery . wrote: > Hello, > > I though that Cygwin did not support shared libraries, I read it somewhere in > the past, but now I am installing GEOS 3.4.2 (http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/) > and I noticed this after the configure (it's just part of the long list of > messages): > > checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/i686-pc-cygwin/bin/ld.exe) supports > shared libraries... yes > checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... yes > checking dynamic linker characteristics... Win32 ld.exe > checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate > checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/i686-pc-cygwin/bin/ld.exe) supports > shared libraries... yes > checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/i686-pc-cygwin/bin/ld.exe) supports > shared libraries... yes > checking dynamic linker characteristics... Win32 ld.exe > > so, Cygwin now supports shared libraries or always did? sorry if this sounded > like dumb, but as I said I understood that never did, moreover, the lack of > /sbin/ldconfig should have supported my previous believes.
The number of *.dll files in /bin should have convinced you otherwise :) Csaba -- GCS a+ e++ d- C++ ULS$ L+$ !E- W++ P+++$ w++$ tv+ b++ DI D++ 5++ The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers. Life is complex, with real and imaginary parts. "Ok, it boots. Which means it must be bug-free and perfect. " -- Linus Torvalds "People disagree with me. I just ignore them." -- Linus Torvalds -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
