When you run setup and install a new copy of the dll, and the dll is in use it doesn't place the new dll in the dir (c:\cygwin\bin for ex.). Instead it calls it dllname.dll.new, and replaces the files when you next reboot your machine.
Elfyn ----- Original Message ----- From: CBFalconer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 4:59 PM Subject: Which DLL should be active? > I recently did a download and install while a cygwin bash window > was open. I now find the following files present: > > [2] c:\cygwin>dir bin\cygwin1.dll* > > Volume in drive C is WD30-PRI41 Serial number is 3CE4:239B > Directory of C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll* > > 7-06-02 2:19 904,008 cygwin1.dll > 10-13-02 23:16 926,024 cygwin1.dll.new > 1,830,032 bytes in 2 files and 0 dirs > > The question is: should the older dll be discarded and replaced > with the new? My original install was done on 2002-10-11. > > -- > Chuck F ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Available for consulting/temporary embedded and systems. > <http://cbfalconer.home.att.net> USE worldnet address! > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
