On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 5:36 PM, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: > On 3/11/2011 10:09 AM, Mengsk wrote: >> >> When checking for the 'cygwin1.dll' file in C:\cygwin\bin, I discovered >> that >> there also was a file named 'cygwin1.dll.new' in there. I made a backup of >> my cygwin1.dll, deleted it and renamed the 'cygwin1.dll.new' file to >> 'cygwin1.dll'. Then I recompiled my program and now everything works fine. >> >> I have no idea what changed/renamed the files in the first place though... > > 'setup.exe' did this. You updated via 'setup.exe' but had some Cygwin > process(es) running when you did so. The 'cygwin' package needed updating > but > the DLL cannot be replaced while it's in use. You should have received a > warning about this from 'setup.exe', giving you the option to shut down > the outstanding Cygwin process(es).
Unfortunately, the warning is not displayed if setup.exe is run with the -M switch :( 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
