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authorChristopher Faylor <me@cgf.cx>2005-03-30 21:02:00 +0400
committerChristopher Faylor <me@cgf.cx>2005-03-30 21:02:00 +0400
commit5b70a45665562d3c98d351c7a52fc44cc823e013 (patch)
tree14cee0ff6f788f32fdfc5415cb034a71a284289e
parent47dc3dec0ab30187d3502e0c66ed78396aa14672 (diff)
* how-using.texinfo: Add more words to the "multiple DLL" section.
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diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-03-30 Christopher Faylor <cgf@timesys.com>
+
+ * how-using.texinfo: Add more words to the "multiple DLL" section.
+
2005-03-25 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* how-programming.texinfo: Mention generic-build-script in
diff --git a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo
index 5c46708bb..9197c0d5b 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo
+++ b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo
@@ -415,6 +415,12 @@ running at the same time. This could happen, for example, if you update
cygwin1.dll without exiting @emph{all} Cygwin apps (including inetd)
beforehand.
+The only DLL that is sanctioned by the Cygwin project is the one that
+you get by running @file{http://cygwin.com/setup.exe}, installed in the
+directory controlled by this program. If you have other versions on
+your system and desire help from the cygwin project, you should delete
+or rename all DLLs that are not installed by @file{setup.exe}.
+
If you're trying to find multiple versions of the DLL that are causing
this problem, reboot first, in case DLLs still loaded in memory are the
cause. Then use the Windows System find utility to search your whole