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Re: C compiler for Win 95/98
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf at redhat dot com>
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, admin2 at paget dot staffs dot sch dot uk
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 00:48:12 -0500
- Subject: Re: C compiler for Win 95/98
- References: <20040105180305.AF07F26AD0B@water-ox.its.caltech.edu>
- Reply-to: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 10:02:41AM -0800, Stephan T. Lavavej wrote:
>The executables that Cygwin produces will not run by themselves; they
>require a DLL. And DLLs are evil.
>
>[snip]
>
>MinGW produces true Win32 executables that run by themselves. If you
>ask me, it's the only viable option for running gcc on Windows.
Except that MinGW uses DLLs just like every single other windows
executable.
Cygwin is intended to provide a UNIX-like environment on Windows. The fact
that it uses a DLL is irrelevant. Use the best tool for your purpose. If
you have no interest in UNIX, then, by all means use MinGW. Don't avoid
Cygwin because it uses a DLL like many many other Windows apps.
cgf