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geekmaster · 04-04-2016, 01:15 PM

Okay, I just installed cygwin32, and kindletool_cygwin (running in the cygwin shell) gives me "error while loading shared libraries: cygnettle-4.dll: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory".

It needs extra stuff installed into cygwin (or in the kindletool folder). This is not noob-friendly. It should have all its required dlls packaged with it, IMHO. It should work without a cygwin install, and especially without needing cygwin add-ons (such as nettle), just like yifanlu's kindletool.

Or just skip the cygwin two-step altogether, seeing as how kindletool_mingw works just fine, and not provide the cygwin binaries to save wasted noob brain cells? This option is simpler.

04-04-2016, 01:15 PM	#143
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773670 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	Okay, I just installed cygwin32, and kindletool_cygwin (running in the cygwin shell) gives me "error while loading shared libraries: cygnettle-4.dll: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory". It needs extra stuff installed into cygwin (or in the kindletool folder). This is not noob-friendly. It should have all its required dlls packaged with it, IMHO. It should work without a cygwin install, and especially without needing cygwin add-ons (such as nettle), just like yifanlu's kindletool. Or just skip the cygwin two-step altogether, seeing as how kindletool_mingw works just fine, and not provide the cygwin binaries to save wasted noob brain cells? This option is simpler. Last edited by geekmaster; 04-04-2016 at 01:17 PM.