Rob, On Sun, Dec 23, 2001 at 11:34:19PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: > lets talk rebasing.
I would like to talk rebasing too. > Did my rebasing algorithm seem correct to you? If not, lets talk what it > should look like. Do you mean the following: On Sat, Dec 08, 2001 at 01:39:52PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: > Actually what I have in mind is > * changes to install > (pseudo code): > if (installing a .dll or .exe) > rebase and store info in /etc/setup > * changes to setup > if (installing a .dll or .exe) > rebase and store info in /etc/setup > > rebase: > find object size - sz > lookup a gap of sz in the address table in /etc/setup > find object dependencies > foreach > if (a cygwin .dll) > rebase this > if (a non-cygwin .dll) > store the base and size info in /etc/setup If so, then I don't fully grok it -- please try again. Specifically, I don't understand what is install (or how it differs from setup). Also, the rebase algorithm seems more complicated than mine (and MS's) simplicity one. So, I must be missing something -- please help me understand the issues. Thanks, Jason
