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Re: C compiler for Win 95/98
On Fri, 2004-01-09 at 22:16, Stephan T. Lavavej wrote:
> [Christopher Faylor]
> > MinGW uses DLLs just like every single other windows
> > executable.
>
> Yes, but those DLLs are part of Windows. So the applications that MinGW
> produces look like they run standalone.
>
Fair enough.
> > Cygwin is intended to provide a UNIX-like environment on
> > Windows.
>
> And thus should not be recommended to people who just want to compile C++
> (or C, as the case may be) on Windows.
I disagree here. This is a matter of personal preference. "Should not be
recommended" is not an opinion that I think you are able to make without
knowing what the user is planning. The cygwin environment is perfectly
capable of "compiling C or C++ on windows". It's also much easier to
install and keep up to date.
Describing the differences to prospective users would be useful if you'd
like to write something up though - perhaps we could find a place under
the "Supported Platforms" part of the website to include it.
-eric
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Eric Christopher <echristo@redhat.com>