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Re: Can't load/execute soft-linked DLL???
- To: "Mark Paulus" <commpg at yahoo dot com>
- Subject: Re: Can't load/execute soft-linked DLL???
- From: egor duda <deo at logos-m dot ru>
- Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 19:05:05 +0400
- CC: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Organization: deo
- References: <200109211507.f8LF6x528616@ns.logos-m.ru>
- Reply-To: egor duda <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
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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