From: noer@cygnus.com (Geoffrey Noer)
Subject: Re: rename or copy cygwin1.dll to cygwinb19.dll
10 Nov 1998 12:11:43 -0800
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To: marc_auslander@us.ibm.com
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On Thu, Nov 05, 1998 at 06:15:49PM -0500, marc_auslander@us.ibm.com wrote:
>
> The install instructions say:
> 
> This version of Cygwin is backwards-compatible with the beta 19 release. If
> you rename the cygwin1.dll included as part of B20 to "cygwinb19.dll", the
> old executables should be able to function with the new version of the
> library.
> 
> Doing a rename leaves you without a cygwin1.dll, and programs seem to stop
> loading.  So I've copied it instead and have both.  I assume this is
> correct but thought I'd ask.

Yes, this was confusingly worded.  I've rewritten this paragraph for
the next update to the FAQ.

Thanks,

-- 
Geoffrey Noer
noer@cygnus.com
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