Re: [coLinux-devel] Installer for CoLinux

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The current snapshots are being built with mingw. Yes the last "release"
used cygwin.dll but the next release will not. So cygwin is only necessar=
y
for those using it for X or other things.

For utilities like tar there is an mingw version. The use of perl in the
installer may be slightly more difficult. AFAIK perl is has not been buil=
t
under mingw. active perl is free but must be downloaded by end user not
redistributed. Here are some other perl ports for win not shure which may
work.
http://www.cpan.org/ports/#win32

chris


>> Note that Cooperative Linux still has no dependency on Cygwin and that
>> the system being installed to may or may not have Cygwin before and
>> after the install.
>
>
> Not quite true.  There is a restriction with cygwin that only one
> cygwin.dll may be loaded in memory at any given time.  If the dll shipp=
ed
> with coLinux is different than the one for the cygwin system installed,
> either coLinux will fail to work, or some of the cygwin utilities.  Sin=
ce
> it is most likely the incompatabilities would be with library calls
> coLinux does not use, it is most likely users will only see problems if
> they start coLinux first and then try running cygwin utilities...
>
> The best way around this problem is if coLinux was available as a cygwi=
n
> package for those who already have cygwin.  Those who already have cygw=
in
> could use that package.  Those who don't have coLinux would use a windo=
ws
> installer which installs the cygwin.dll.
>
> BTW.  When distributing a copy of cygwin.dll it is best to include
> information about what build was used, so people can obtain the correct
> source later, should it be required.
>
>                                              Bill
>