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Bryan J. Smith wrote:
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<pre wrap="">[ FYI, one of the _main_ reasons we created the PC_Support
list from LEAP was because of Windows-centric questions like
Cygwin. As such, I've CC'd PC_Support _instead_ of LEAP. ]
"William A. Mahaffey III" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wam@HiWAAY.net"><wam@HiWAAY.net></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">.... or anyone else for that matter ? If so, what version
are they up to ? TIA
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Yes -- <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cygwin.com">http://www.cygwin.com</a>
They've added a full X server, "seemless Windows"
(Citrix-type terminology ;-) support and even XDMCP logins
too.
Remember, Cygwin is all about the DLL (which is GPL, not
LGPL, FYI ;-) that makes it cake to port most applications
from Linux.
If you want a "more Windows native" porting environment that
requires more Windows consideration at the source code, then
consider MinGW instead:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.mingw.org/">http://www.mingw.org/</a>
When I need a Linux subsystem on Windows, I use Cygwin. When
I want to develop GNU/POSIX applications on Windows, I use
MinGW.
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Thanks, I went to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.redhat.com">www.redhat.com</a> & poked around there, but couldn't
find any free downloads .... clear why now :-). I have & use an
older version, and am probably going to update that box (GTW WIN2K) to
WinXP 2003 in the near future, & figured I'd update cygwin along
with it. Thanks again.<br>
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William A. Mahaffey III
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"The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war
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