'Wrong' dll names in 4.3.0-1 packages -> breaks all 3rd party X apps
Harold L Hunt II
huntharo@msu.edu
Sat Aug 2 02:01:00 GMT 2003
Ton van Overbeek wrote:
> In the 4.3.0-1 packages all dll's are named cyg<xxx>-n.dll instead of
> lib<xxx>.dll. All 3rd party apps look for e.g. libX11.dll, libICE.dll etc.
> For now the only workaround is to copy each cyg<xxx>-n.dll to
> the corresponding lib<xxx>.dll in /usr/X11R6/bin.
> Harold, could you please issue a 4.3.0-2 version with the 'right' dll
> names?
>
> Ton van Overbeek
>
Ton,
No. Older X apps will need to be recompiled for 4.3.0. This is a
change that needed to happen. In the meantime, you can keep the old
DLLs in the same directory and it will allow older X apps to run side by
side with new X apps.
This is a painful change, but it needs to happen.
Harold
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