Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm Sender: cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 22:00:00 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: "E. Robert Tisdale" Cc: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com Subject: Re: setmode (long) Message-ID: <19990302220000.A3492@cygnus.com> References: <36D39A03.89B3C703@netwood.net> <19990224144217.A26668@cygnus.com> <36D51691.6E1579DF@netwood.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.3i In-Reply-To: <36D51691.6E1579DF@netwood.net>; from E. Robert Tisdale on Thu, Feb 25, 1999 at 01:23:29AM -0800 On Thu, Feb 25, 1999 at 01:23:29AM -0800, E. Robert Tisdale wrote: >Christopher Faylor wrote: >> That's right in older Cygwin's >> setting the mode to TEXT didn't necessarily change the mode. >> This should be fixed in the snapshots. >> >> We have gone around and around on this behavior in the developers list >> but I think that the current implementation is correct. > >What do you mean by "older Cygwin's"? >I downloaded Beta 20.1 and installed it. > >Do you mean that the problem has already been fixed in the snapshots? >Has anyone actually tested (test'd) the snapshots >to determine whether this behavior still persists or not? Yes. I meant that this has been fixed in the latest snapshots. >Should I download the latest snapshot >and use it to compile my application programs? >Or should I wait until the next release >before upgrading my compiler? That's not a decision I can make. You're welcome to try a snapshot but snapshots carry no guarantees as far as stability is concerned. However, this is a DLL problem so you should not have to recompile your program to see a benefit. cgf -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com