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Re: Not quite perfect Unix compatibility (bug report)
- To: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: Not quite perfect Unix compatibility (bug report)
- From: vischne at ibm dot net
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 14:53:31 GMT
> vischne@ibm.net
> Fri, 9 Jan 1998 23:24:20 GMT
>This bug report originated in a hack:
>
>I moved linux-2.1.xxx.tar.gz to my Windows partition, ran `tar xzvf' on
>it, and attempted to configure the Linux kernel under cygwin.
>
>BTW, I know cygnus isn't in the Linux business, but it might just be
>possible to compile a working zImage under cygwin, with few or no
>changes in the cygwin system. After all, the kernel doesn't use
>cygwin.dll to run.
>
In fact, it might also be possible to compile a working linux.dll and
link programs to that under Windows 95/NT.
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