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RE: Setup.exe 2.218.2.9 crashes with stack fault on Win98SE
- From: "Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at syncretize dot net>
- To: <bkelly at toast dot net>,<cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2002 20:45:08 +1000
- Subject: RE: Setup.exe 2.218.2.9 crashes with stack fault on Win98SE
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-apps-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-apps-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Brendan Kelly
> Sent: Saturday, 8 June 2002 12:31 PM
> To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com
> Subject: RE: Setup.exe 2.218.2.9 crashes with stack fault on Win98SE
>
>
> Problem solved. Apparently another piece of software on my
> machine installed
> an older version of Cygwin deep in the other program's
> install directory. I
> assume Setup.exe was finding and trying to use an old version of
> cygwin1.dll. Once I found and uninstalled the old version,
> setup worked like
> a charm.
>
> Does Setup.exe bootstrap off cygwin1.dll? If so, could it
> check the version?
No it doesn't. However the software it does install and run does
(obviously) use cygwin1.dll.
I'm not sure what to do about this one.
Rob