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cygwin libxerces-c.dll symlinks misleading

           Summary: cygwin libxerces-c.dll symlinks misleading
           Product: Xerces-C++
           Version: 2.1.0
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: Other
         Component: Build
        AssignedTo: xerces-c-dev@xml.apache.org
        ReportedBy: abraham@backus.com


During the build, after the libxerces-c<version>.dll is created, a couple of 
symlink files are created which target that dll.  When someone specifies one of 
these shortened file names on the link line, the run-time linker will expect a 
real dll of the same name.

For example, in the current release, libxerces-c2_1_0.dll is the "real" dll.  
libxerces-c21.dll and libxerces-c.dll are the symlink files.  If 
$XERCESCROOT/lib happens to be in someone's link path (e.g. -L/
$(XERCESCROOT)/lib) and they specify -lxerces-c or -lxerces-c21, then when they 
go to run their app, it will error out because there isn't a dll named 
libxerces-c.dll or libxerces-c21.dll.

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