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Re: make install in winsup
On 18 Aug 1999 around 1:57PM (-0400) DJ Delorie wrote:
> > IIRC, used to be, the DLL was installed as new-cygwin1.dll. I'm
>
> The dll is *created* that way, because it's created in multiple steps
> and we don't want any cygwin programs seeing a partial cygwin1.dll and
> crashing. If we *installed* it as new-*, it wouldn't work (the
> programs look for cygwin1.dll, not new-cygwin1.dll, and *who* is going
> to rename it after the install?)
I've *always* renamed it after the install. But only recently have I
had to change the Makefile.
OK... perhaps I don't recall correctly.
(Hmm... do you mean you're finially going to provide the release
without all that InstallShield crap... nevermind.)
-glenn
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