> -----Original Message----- > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Dick Repasky > Sent: 14 February 2005 14:55
> Every so often a query surfaces about cygwin dll version > compatibility. > What would be useful is a set of recommendations that can be > used by 3rd > party distributors of the cygwin dll to minimize the chance > of version > collisions with installed instances of cygwin and with other > 3rd party > software that is distributed with cygwin dlls. Everyone > should benefit > from a set of recommendations: Here is that set of recommendations, in full: 1) Don't distribute your software with the cygwin dll; tell your users to install their own cygwin environments using http://cygwin.com/setup.exe instead. 2) That's all. cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... -- 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/