From: Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: a concise comparision of cygwin & mingw32
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On Sat, 14 Oct 2000 18:32:02 -0500, April <awhite AT user DOT rose DOT com>
wrote:

>I want to move from rsxntdj to either of the above, but I'd like a
>better idea of which is better before I spend time on downloading
>the necessary files.
>
>all I know so far is from a little propaganda blurb on the mingw32
>page that states that cygwin has a unix-compatability layer involved,
>so the app is a little slower.

Yes, Cygwin has a POSIX layer implemented in a 4 MB (unstripped)
copylefted DLL.  No, it doesn't necessarily make the app slower unless
(perhaps) you call lots of functions from the DLL.  Yes, it can use
msvcrt.dll (mostly ANSI stuff) instead of its own DLL.

>I don't really need unix apps nor unix compatability, so is mingw32
>the way to go?

MinGW is best for writing apps that use ANSI, Win32, and/or Allegro
interfaces.
  http://www.mingw.org/

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