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Re: ps and linking to cygwin.dll
On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 06:09:44PM -0400, Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) wrote:
> At 05:18 PM 4/24/2002, Ryan T. Sammartino wrote:
> >
> >Not really. The question is *not* "How do I get ps to display Windows
> >processes". The question is:
> >
> >Does 'ps' (without -W) list only processes that have been linked to the
> >Cygwin dll?
> >
> >Releated question:
> >
> >The man page says ps will list "Cygwin processes". What is a "Cygwin
> >process", exactly? Is a Cygwin process an executable that's been linked
> >to the Cygwin dll? Does "will list" mean "will *only* list" (in the
> >absence of the -W option)?
> >
> >
> >Make sense?
>
>
> Not to me but... The answer is yes to all questions. I expect you would
> be able to figure this out by playing with it briefly. If not, the answer
> is also in the email archives (or source code). Sorry but I feel a little
> like we're beating a dead horse here. Anyway, we're sure it's dead now,
> right?
>
Not quite yet :)
So, if I see a process in 'ps -a' output that is *not* linked to Cygwin
dll, that's a bug?
Or, does it mean that it is linked to the Cygwin dll, and that "depend"
tool that comes with Visual Studio is lying to me?
--
Ryan T. Sammartino
http://members.shaw.ca/ryants/
Backed up the system lately?
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