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Re: Can't load/execute soft-linked DLL???


Hi!

Friday, 21 September, 2001 Mark Paulus commpg@yahoo.com wrote:

MP> Anyway, the library.dll.major.minor.point seems to build ok, and then
MP> it creates a link to library.dll.  However, when I try to run my app,
MP> it tells me that it can't find/load library.dll.  However, when I do a 
MP> copy of library.dll.m.m.p to library.dll, then the app can startup
MP> ok.

MP> Is this a known deficiency within cygwin, or something that needs to 
MP> be examined???

you can't do that. dlls are being loaded by windows kernel, which
knows nothing about cygwin symlinks.

Egor.            mailto:deo@logos-m.ru ICQ 5165414 FidoNet 2:5020/496.19


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