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Subject: RE: curl, libcurl, libcomprex, leakbug (was:Re: Packaging cURL for cygwin distribution ???)
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From: "Roth, Kevin P." <KPRoth AT MarathonOil DOT com>
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Thanks for the detailed (and quick response). I don't think I would have
found the details quite so quickly myself...

I peeked in the cygwin FAQ, and didn't see any of this in there. It may
be a useful addition, if you can compress it down far enough.

--Kevin



-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Wilson [mailto:cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu]
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 1:23 PM

Versioning for DLLs is important.  Search the archives for more info; 
these threads should get you started -- but be prepared for a lot of 
reading...

The upshot of all this is that libraries should follow this naming
scheme:

static lib:  /usr/lib/libfoo.a
import lib:  /usr/lib/libfoo.dll.a
dynamic lib: /usr/bin/cygfoo<VER>.dll or /usr/bin/cygfoo-<VER>.dll