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Re: [PATCH] Add minidump write utility
- From: Jon TURNEY <jon dot turney at dronecode dot org dot uk>
- To: cygwin-patches at cygwin dot com
- Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 15:00:36 +0000
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add minidump write utility
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- References: <52F50B71 dot 8030608 at dronecode dot org dot uk> <20140207174431 dot GA1640 at ednor dot casa dot cgf dot cx> <20140207191826 dot GA20749 at calimero dot vinschen dot de>
On 07/02/2014 19:18, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Feb 7 12:44, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> On Fri, Feb 07, 2014 at 04:36:01PM +0000, Jon TURNEY wrote:
>>>
>>> This patch adds a 'minidumper' utility, which functions identically to
>>> 'dumper' except it writes a Windows minidump, rather than a core file.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure if this is of use to anyone but me, but since I've had the patch
>>> sitting around for a couple of years, here it is...
>>>
>>> 2014-02-07 Jon TURNEY <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk>
>>>
>>> * minidumper.cc: New file.
>>> * Makefile.in (CYGWIN_BINS): Add minidumper.
>>> * utils.xml (minidumper): New section.
>>
>> This is awesome. Thanks.
>>
>> Could you add Red Hat as the copyright holder, like dumper.cc?
>>
>> You can feel free to check this in and update it as you see fit.
>>
>> Thanks for doing this.
>
> I agree, but, like some other parts of our utils, you don't have to put
> the Red Hat copyright in there if you go with a BSD-style license, Jon.
> Look at the header of ldd.cc. This is fine for new Cygin utils.
I prefer the GPL. I will adjust the copyright holder as requested.
> Just one, really important point: Would you mind to add documentation
> for the tool and its usage to utils.xml?
Um, I already did?