John Coppens wrote: > I couldn't find any other solution, so I copied cygintl-8.dll > to /usr/local/bin (which is where my program installed, and where > Windows always looks it seems.).
This is usually a very bad idea. If I release an updated version of cygintl-8.dll (say, with a bugfix but no API change), that would only update the one in C:\cygwin\bin, but you'd still have the old (buggy?) version in /usr/local/bin. This could cause errors and/or confusion. They don't call it DLL Hell for nothing. Changing the PATH, as Corinna suggested, is usually the best approach. NOTE: on Vista the My Computer->Properties->Advanced System Settings approach may not work: that only lets you set: The global system PATH The Administrator user's PATH Instead, for "regular" users, each one should go into Control Panel->User Accounts->Change My Environment Variables. See http://www.question-defense.com/2009/06/22/modify-a-users-path-in-windows-vista-vista-path-environment-variable/ > Now the program doesn't complain about > the missing dll anymore, but the application window appears and disappears > immediately. > > Maybe something is wrong with the X window install. Can't help you, there. -- Chuck -- 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
