From:	grantl AT deerinet DOT nb DOT ca ("Grant Leslie")
Subject:	Re: cygwin.dll
17 Jan 1997 02:20:05 -0800 :
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>     Is it possible to compile programs with win32 gcc so that
>    the cygwin.dll is not required?
> 
> Nope, that's not possible.
> 

Actually, Check out this place

http://www.fu.is.saga-u.ac.jp/~colin/mingw32.html

Instead of explaining I'll just cut and paste some text from the readme
file for mingw32


----------------------------------------------------------------------
0. Before You Begin...

This archive contains the following basic elements:

 * The header files, .def file and an import library (for GNU-Win32) to
   make it possible to use CRTDLL.DLL as your standard C library.

 * Source and the compiled companion library 'moldname' which makes it
   possible to use the old names of non-ANSI functions without messing
things
   up too much. It's not called 'oldnames' because Cygnus has a library
called
   oldnames.

 * Source, object code and a library (for GNU-Win32) to perform application
   startup using CRTDLL.DLL (and KERNEL32.DLL).

 Take note of this in particular!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

 * A specs configuration file which will enable the GNU-Win32 version of		
   GCC to use the previous components to produce Win32 applications
   with no dependencies on DLL's or anything else not supplied with the
   currently available Win32 operating systems.

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:-) I guess nothing is  impossible ;-)
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