diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/cygwin32/devLibOSD.c b/src/libCom/osi/os/cygwin32/devLibOSD.c
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+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/cygwin32/devLibOSD.c
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+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2009 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
+*     National Laboratory.
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+\*************************************************************************/
+
+/* $Id$ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#include "devLib.h"
+
+epicsShareDef devLibVirtualOS *pdevLibVirtualOS = NULL;