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Re: Cygwinb19.dll


Hi Robert,

[...]
>#So, you would put a copy of cygwin.dll to every directory you want to
>#have a cygwin32 binary in ? Bad idea IMHO.
>
>Agreed, that's why I wouldn't do it  =8-o
>
>If/when I start shipping code I'd prefer, to make it easier to audit, to keep
>all CYGWIN-produced binaries
>in one place. So, correct me if I'm wrong, that's the best place to put the
>.DLL?!

In this case of course the same directory would be the appropriate
place. But to keep all apps in one directory is another bad idea IMHO ;)

>
>(Side point, I remember reading somewhere that Win'95 has quite a low limit
>on the number of files permitted
>in a directory. If this is true, then surely that's another good reason not
>to stuff all DLL's in the one place, "x:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM" ?)

This limitation is true only for the root directory.

>
>Bob

BYe.
Michael.
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