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On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 07:24:35AM -0500, Earnie Boyd wrote: > > I can also see the possibility for 32/64 bit versions for each new > > release with 32bit versions using libcygwin1.a while 64bit versions > > using libcygwin2.a. An arbitrary date would be set to remove support > > for a 32bit versions. That's the whole idea. Since old and new apps should still work together (e.g. share a common process table) the real work still should be done by the cygwin dll which is then called cygwin2.dll. All 32/64 apps directly call cygwin2.dll. cygwin1.dll is the DLL which consists enirely of entry points for the old 16/32 apps but with no real functionality except for converting datatypes and calling the appropriate function in cygwin2.dll. There wouldn't even be a need to remove support for 16/32 apps since cygwin1.dll is not a big deal to maintain when it's finished. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Developer mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat, Inc.
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