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RE: Cygwin/X does not start after updating Cygwin1.dll to 1.5.20-1


-----Original Message-----
>From: Larry Hall (Cygwin X)
>Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 10:19 PM
>To: The Cygwin/X Maiming List (ha-ha)
>Subject: Re: Cygwin/X does not start after updating Cygwin1.dll to
>1.5.20-1
>
>
>Charli Li wrote:
>>
>> Searching Local Harddrives (C:;D:)...
>> Cygwin1.dll found in D:\XXXXXXXXXX\cygwin\bin
>> Cygwin1.dll found in D:\XXXXXXXXXX\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin
>> Select an item to view its description.
>>
>> Both of these dirs are in $PATH.  So, here we are at the xterm:
>>
>> (cl@xxxxxxxxxx)[27] ~
>> $
>>
>> ...and we check the $PATH:
>>
>> (cl@xxxxxxxxxx)[27] ~
>> $ cat $PATH
>> cat:
>>
>/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:./:/cygdrive/d/xxxxxxxx
>xx/pfiles
>> /Microsoft Visual
>Studio/Common7/IDE:/cygdrive/d/xxxxxxxxxx/pfiles/Microsoft
>> Visual Studio/VC/bin:/cygdrive/d/xxxxxxxxxx/pfiles/Microsoft Visual
>> Studio/Common7/tools File name too long
>>
>> That was only a snippet of what I had in my $PATH.  So this may mean that
>> somehow, Cygwin1.dll may have been COPIED into the
>/usr/X11R6/bin dir.  Does
>> setup.exe have that behaviour to do that?
>>
>
>No, setup.exe won't do that.  It must have gotten there through
>other means.
>Delete the one in /usr/X11R6/bin.  If you have further
>difficulties that you
>wish to contact the list about, please read and follow the problem
>reporting
>guidelines found here:
>
>Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
>
>Also, if any further problem you experience is not Cygwin-X specific, the
>general Cygwin list will get you more exposure.
>
>--
>Larry Hall                              http://www.rfk.com
>RFK Partners, Inc.                      (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
>216 Dalton Rd.                          (508) 893-9889 - FAX
>Holliston, MA 01746
>

Good news:
* Sucessful startup after removing Cygwin1.dll from /usr/X11R6/bin
* DLL in /usr/X11R6/bin was version 1.5.19-4
** Last modified sometime in January 2006
*** (Way before 1.5.20-1 update)

Charli


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