15 Nov
2007
15 Nov
'07
1:51 p.m.
David Olofson:
I depends. For hardcore unix programs, cygwin can in some situations
be the only alternative. But msys/mingw has its advantages as well:
*The msys terminal is a lot nicer than xterm
*msys/mingw uses fewer resources than cygwin
*mingw executables requires fewer dlls and are easier to
distribute
*mingw executables can be linked with non-cygwin dll's.
disadvantages:
*msys/mingw is messy to set up. Check out the FAQ first.
*msys/mingw is very messy to upgrade.
(manually unpacking .tar files into the file tree)
*msys doesn't provide the same amount of unix tools.
*mingw executables can not be linked with cygwin dll's.
http://www.mingw.org/msys.shtml
And last:
If I can only do it native Windows, what do I need in the way of
compiler etc. ?
Cygwin is probably the easiest way to get started with that, whether
you're using Wine or Windows:
http://www.cygwin.com/