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On Sat, Sep 03, 2005 at 06:52:15PM +0200, Toralf Lund wrote: >Brian Dessent wrote: > >>Toralf Lund wrote: >> >> >> >>>All I was trying to say >>>was that I'd be surprised if a large proportion of your user base >>>wouldn't want a full cross building setup, if you chose to include it. >>> >>> >> >>Most Cygwin users are using Cygwin precisely because they (for whatever >>reason) have a Windows machine and not a *nix machine, but they still >>desire to run *nix-like software on their machine. A linux-hosted >>Cygwin cross compiler would be of no use to these people. >> >I guess I've just bought Red Hat's story on this, i.e. (from >http://www.redhat.com/software/cygwin/): The Cygwin web site is http://cygwin.com/ > > Why Use Cygwin? > > One of the largest problems developers face today is supporting > their applications on disparate platforms. Windows workstations > continue to be added to an environment already populated by Linux > and other UNIX-based Operating Systems. Using Cygwin, developers can > manage heterogeneous environments in a consistent, efficient way. > Cygwin brings a standard UNIX/Linux shell environment, including > many of its most useful commands to the Windows platform, so IT > managers can effectively deploy trained staff, and leverage existing > investments in UNIX/Linux source code and shell scripts. > >But if you say that Cygwin isn't commonly used like that, I guess I'll >have to take your word for it, since I don't really know a lot about the >product or its user base. You might notice the lack of the word "cross" above. The above describes what I said Cygwin was used for. It provides an environment *for windows*. It is not a cross compilation environment *for linux*. Even the ancient words on the Red Hat site agree that the purpose of Cygwin is to provide a Windows-hosted UNIX/Linux environment. That seems amazingly clear. Although I don't work for Red Hat, I do know that when you purchase Cygwin from Red Hat, you don't automatically get a linux cross-compiler. You just get a distribution similar (if not identical) to what is available at http://cygwin.com/ . cgf ------ Want more information? See the CrossGCC FAQ, http://www.objsw.com/CrossGCC/ Want to unsubscribe? Send a note to crossgcc-unsubscribe@sources.redhat.com
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