At 01:44 AM 12/22/2004, you wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Larry Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Chaos. >> >> Windows does not support loading of DLLs through links. > >Thanks Larry, another validation of my distrust of windoze :-)
OK, well then I guess I should do a little work to dispel some of your distrust. :-) After rereading this thread, I realize I'm wrong about this. :-( When I originally read the comment about linking, I thought "symbolic link", which is done so often with .so's on Linux/Unix. That won't work because the Windows loader will not load DLLs through Cygwin's symbolic links. However, the original response did not include the '-s' flag for 'ln'. Without it, you get a "hard link" on NTFS formatted partitions and a copy everywhere else. Windows will load either of these as a DLL (no surprise in the second case at least ;-) ). Sorry for the confusion (mine and that which I caused). -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
