What is Cygwin DLL emulation Layer ?

2009-05-14 Thread Neeraj Sahu
Hi All, I am newbie to Cygwin world. I have very basic doubt regarding cygwin. My question is 1.) Why you have designed cygwin as DLL ? What's the advantage ? 2.) What is Cygwin emulation layer ? 3.) How Cygwin work internally. Please explain in

Re: What is Cygwin DLL emulation Layer ?

2009-05-14 Thread Warren Young
Neeraj Sahu wrote: Why you have designed cygwin as DLL ? What's the advantage ? The advantage relative to what? Propose another way it could work, and we can compare and contrast the alternatives. What is Cygwin emulation layer ? cygwin1.dll. It sits between POSIX type programs

RE: What is Cygwin DLL emulation Layer ?

2009-05-14 Thread Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E]
Neeraj Sahu wrote on Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:51 AM: I have searched for the answers in Google, and cygwin mailing list, In addition to Google, the ML archives, and Warren Young's comments, you should might want to look at the FAQ and other documentation. Documentation: