Which DLL should be active?

[Max Bowsher]

CBFalconer <cbfalconer@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I recently did a download and install while a cygwin bash window
> was open.  I now find the following files present:
>
> [2] c:\cygwin>dir bin\cygwin1.dll*
>
>  Volume in drive C is WD30-PRI41     Serial number is 3CE4:239B
>  Directory of  C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll*
>
>  7-06-02   2:19         904,008  cygwin1.dll
> 10-13-02  23:16         926,024  cygwin1.dll.new
>       1,830,032 bytes in 2 files and 0 dirs
>
> The question is: should the older dll be discarded and replaced
> with the new? My original install was done on 2002-10-11.

setup.exe will have told you "In-use files were replaced. Cygwin may operate
improperly until you reboot." If you reboot, the new file will be moved into
place automatically.

Max.



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