Re: [opendx-users] missing CYGXMP-X4.DLL

["Charles S. Wilson" <cwilson at ece dot gatech dot edu>]

Errmmm...the current "xpm" package (now named "xpm-nox") does not 
contain my old X-based version of the Xpm library -- that is, 
cygXpm-X4.dll is not included any longer.  xpm-nox contains ONLY the 
X11-free version of the Xpm library.

This is because all X-based Xpm functionality is provided by the 
cygwin-xfree project's /usr/X11R6/bin/libXpm.dll.  Now, the absence of 
cygXpm-X4.dll will break certain other apps that may have been compiled 
in the past to rely on cygXpm-X4.dll.

We have two choices:
   a) add cygXpm-X4.dll back to the xpm-nox package -- but without 
import libs.  This way, old projects (like dxsamples) will continue to 
work without interruption, but newly compiled projects will link with 
cygwin-xfree's libXpm.dll by default -- or, if appropriate steps are 
taken, will link with xpm-nox's cygXpm-noX4.dll.  However, this creates 
no "encouragement" to projects like dxsamples to recompile and use 
cygwin-xfree's libXpm.dll, if they need libXpm with X support.

   b) continue as is, and instruct the dxsamples people to recompile so 
that they use the cygwin-xfree dll (if they need X support) or to 
recompile so that they use cygXpm-noX4.dll (if they do not need X support).

I will defer to your judgement on this, Suhaib.  Which do you prefer?

--Chuck

Suhaib Siddiqi wrote:

> Chuck,
> Have you taken care of this Cygwinxmp-x4.dll in future releases?  This realy
> creates a  big botheration that there are Xmp headers and libraries.
> Thanks
> Suhaib
> 
> To the user.  Please check http://cygwin.com and ask how to get Xmp-X4.dll.
> 
> Suhaib
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Manuel Pouchon [mailto:mpouchon@hotmail.com] 
>>Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 5:35 AM
>>To: opendx-users@opendx.watson.ibm.com
>>Subject: [opendx-users] missing CYGXMP-X4.DLL
>>
>>
>>OS: "Windows 98 Second Edition 4.10.2222 A" on a "Pentium II".
>>    Cygwin version 1.3.2
>>    Cygwin/Xfree version 4.1.0
>>
>>Dear Group,
>>
>>I have downloaded dxsamples-4.1.3.tar.gz and installed,
>>now when starting dx an error message:
>>
>>  A required .DLL file, CYGXMP-X4.DLL, was not found.
>>
>>pops up and the bash shell shows the message:
>>
>>  .../startupui: Permission denied.
>>
>>I have no idea what kind of DLL this is, and I can't
>>find it on the Web.
>>
>>Thanks a lot for the help
>>Manuel
>>
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