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Re: Wierd perl problem..


> > Ok.  I've just checked in changes that work around the problem "for me".
> > They should be in the next snapshot.

> > The problem was that a DLL in a forked child was not being loaded in
> > exactly the same location as it was in the parent.  So, when the parent
> > tried to copy its memory to the child -- boom!

> > I kludged around this by allocating memory up to the point where the
> > DLL should be loaded.  This is remarkably fragile and stupid but it
> > seems to work.

> > The DLL code looks like it is due for a rewrite.  Maybe we'll have time
> > to do that someday.

> > So, if you're adventurous, try out the latest snapshot and see if dynamic
> > loading in perl just miraculously "works" now.

> 	I'll play with it.  Thanks.

	Just tried the October 10, 1999 snapshot cygwin1.dll, and the
	perl problem is fixed.. Thanks!

					Steve
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