Re: X11R6.4 for Cygwin Release v1.0? (And thanks)

["Suhaib M. Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>]

You get access-violation errors if you have different versions of X11 DLLs
in path.  Make sure you use on X11R6.x libs marked with ss-dev and
lesstif latest 0.89 binaries from www.lesstif.org, please.

Suhaib

----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Kasper <bpkasper@netscape.net>
To: <cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: X11R6.4 for Cygwin Release v1.0? (And thanks)


> Chris Faylor wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 24, 1999 at 08:21:00AM -0400, Charles S. Wilson wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> The link errors that you were getting are due to the fact that
*object*
> > >> files and *libraries* are not necessarily compatible.  i don't know
> > >> about the STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION problem, however.
> [snip]
> > The solution is to recompile from source.
> [snip]
> > In short, if it links, you're ok.  If it doesn't, recompile.
> >
> > cgf
>
> I figured the "_ctype_" link errors with the other library
> were due some incompatibility, which is why I'm now using
> Mr. Siddiqi's release -- I get no link errors when I use
> that version.
>
> I have to assume the STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION error is due to
> some incompatibility between the B20 DLL's or libraries and
> those from the 1.0 release -- the program experiencing the
> error compiles and runs without error using
>
>   B20.1 and Mr Siddiqi's B20-specific X11R6.4/Lesstif
>   Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 and X11/Motif libs from Hummingbird
>   XFree86 / Lesstif on both Intel and Alpha Linux boxen
>
> so I don't *think* the error is in my code.  I also recompiled
> everything I could (my own executable code and my library code);
> the only important part I have not recompiled is the
> X11R6.4/Lesstif stuff.
>
> In short, I get an error-free link with code that I trust pretty
> well, and it dies due to an S_A_V error every time I run it under
> release 1.0.  Not to appear argumentative, Chris, but I'm not sure
> your statement "if it links, you're ok" is 100% true.
>
> Hopefully, Mr. Siddiqi will be able to recompile his distribution
> soon.  If not, I have downloaded both the X11R6.4 and Lesstif
> 0.89.0 sources and I can take a stab at getting them to compile.
> Since Mr. Siddiqi has already done a lot of work in that area, I'd
> hate to re-invent the wheel, but if folks would like me to try, I'd
> be willing.  I'm fairly certain that the program will run once *all*
> the required code has been recompiled from source with release 1.0.
>
> -Brian
>
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