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Re: problem with dll and stdout


On Tue, 9 Dec 2003, Jaroslaw Pawlak wrote:
> Brian Ford wrote:
> > On Tue, 9 Dec 2003, Jaroslaw Pawlak wrote:
> > > Hello! the problem is i'm not using all gcc but only ld and ld does
> > > not understands the -mno-cygwin switch.
> > >
> > It doesn't need to.
> >
> > If you are only using ld, then just don't link with cygwin1.dll or any
> > DLL's that depend on it.  That is what the -mno-cygwin switch would do.
> >
> Yes, but when i do that i see several error messges that something is
> missing, and i always get back to command with this dll... i'll try more
>
Then, please post those exact error messages so we can help :).

> > > Also i have to mix this cygwin dll with my VC program so this isn't
> > > good solution for me.  If you say that this option -mno-cygwin would
> > > help then please tell me something more about gcc.
> > >
> > So, you must be using Cygwin's gcc in regular Cygwin mode, and -mno-cygwin
> > would not be an option.  In that case, I think you are out of luck.
> >
> nonono, "cygwin dll" is not cygwin1.dll but dll that was compiled with
> cygwin :-) sorry for not to precise speech.
>
I understood that.  Was it compiled with -mno-cygwin?  If not, that is the
problem.  And if it can't be (because you have used Cygwin calls instead
of Windows native ones), see above.

> > I have "heard" there are complex work arounds for this, but they are not
> > 100% successful.  I don't know what they are, so plan to spend a lot of
> > time googling, head bashing, and examining your "inner self" if you
> > take this route. :)
> >
> > > I have changed ld becouse it had this 0 bit reloc bug, but when i
> > > tried to make my dll with gcc (i already got the *.obj so i used gcc
> > > olny for its -mno-cygwin switch) then i run into 0 bit reloc again.
> > >
> > Lobby the Cygwin binutils maintainer for an update, or make sure you have
> > replaced the ld gcc is using.  Look at the output of "gcc --verbose" to
> > see which one that is.
> >
> i'll do that...
> > > How to recompile the gcc alone?
> > >
> > You shouldn't need to if you do the above.
> >
> > > becouse binutils after compilation didn't left any gcc.exe.
> > >
> > It wouldn't.  gcc and binutils are separate software packages.
> >

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Brian Ford
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VITAL - Visual Simulation Systems
FlightSafety International
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