At 10:14 PM 4/21/2004, you wrote: >When I try to compile the following >file under Cygwin g++, I get a >window that pops up with the >following message: > >The procedure entry point __getreent could not be located in >the dynamic link library cygwin.dll > >Here is the contents of the file a.cc that >I am trying to compile: > > #include <iostream.h> > > int main() > { > cout << "Welcome to the program\n"; > } > >I installed Cygwin using the program >"setup.exe", the "Cygwin Net Release Setup Program". > >I thought the problem might be due to >a old version of cygwin1.dll so I >downloaded the following file: cygwin1-20040416.dll, >renamed it to cygwin1.dll and cygwin.dll >and copied it into the directories >c:\windows and c:\cygwin\bin > >Any help with the above error would >be gratefully appreciated!
Get rid of any copies of cygwin*.dll in any directory other than c:\cygwin\bin. Rerun setup and update your environment. You need more than just a new DLL if you're going to be building things. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/