From 5b70a45665562d3c98d351c7a52fc44cc823e013 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christopher Faylor Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:02:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * how-using.texinfo: Add more words to the "multiple DLL" section. --- winsup/doc/ChangeLog | 4 ++++ winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo | 6 ++++++ 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog index 3edb971d0..cc95f32c2 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2005-03-30 Christopher Faylor + + * how-using.texinfo: Add more words to the "multiple DLL" section. + 2005-03-25 Joshua Daniel Franklin * how-programming.texinfo: Mention generic-build-script in diff --git a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo index 5c46708bb..9197c0d5b 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo @@ -415,6 +415,12 @@ running at the same time. This could happen, for example, if you update cygwin1.dll without exiting @emph{all} Cygwin apps (including inetd) beforehand. +The only DLL that is sanctioned by the Cygwin project is the one that +you get by running @file{http://cygwin.com/setup.exe}, installed in the +directory controlled by this program. If you have other versions on +your system and desire help from the cygwin project, you should delete +or rename all DLLs that are not installed by @file{setup.exe}. + If you're trying to find multiple versions of the DLL that are causing this problem, reboot first, in case DLLs still loaded in memory are the cause. Then use the Windows System find utility to search your whole