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diff --git a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo index a0c4fc56b..ce119dc19 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo @@ -1,20 +1,29 @@ @section Using Cygwin -@subsection My application cannot locate cygncurses5.dll!!! +@subsection Why can't my application locate cygncurses5.dll? or cygintl.dll? or cygreadline5.dll? or ...? If you upgraded recently, and suddenly vim (or some other Cygwin -application) fails with this message, it means that you did not follow -these instructions properly: +application) cannot find @code{cygncurses5.dll}, it means that you did +not follow these instructions properly: @file{http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2001/msg00124.html}. To -repair the damage, you must run setup.exe again, and re-install the +repair the damage, you must run Cygwin Setup again, and re-install the @samp{libncurses5} package. -Note that setup won't show this option by default. In the ``Select -packages to install'' dialogue, click on the @samp{Full/Part} +Note that Cygwin Setup won't show this option by default. In the +``Select packages to install'' dialogue, click on the @samp{Full/Part} button. This lists all packages, even those that are already installed. Scroll down to locate the @samp{libncurses5} package. Click on the ``cycle'' glyph until it says ``Reinstall''. Continue -with setup. +with the installation. + +Similarly, if something cannot find @code{cygintl.dll}, then run +Cygwin Setup and re-install the @samp{libintl} and @samp{libintl1} +packages. + +For a detailed explanation of the general problem, and how to extend +it to other missing DLLs (like cygreadline5.dll) and identify their +containing packages, see +@file{http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-01/msg01619.html}. @subsection Why is Cygwin suddenly @emph{so} slow? |