Mail Archives: cygwin/1997/09/30/05:25:43
>From: marcus AT bighorn DOT dr DOT lucent DOT com
>Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 08:09:17 -0600
>To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com
>Subject: Re: Bug in od, cat, etc reading binary files
>
>
>Hi..
>
>>The cygwin32 isn't for compatibility with NT it is to provide a
>>mechanism for which those things that aren't can be ported to the
win32
>>environment.
>
>But for what reason? If you can't use these things with the rest of
the
>NT world, then what is the point? Why not just run them in the Unix
world
>where they are happier anyhow?
>
>>Because of this the cygwin32 layer must try to be
>>compatible to both worlds (which it does, nicely). The problem isn't
>>cygwin32 it is the lack of tools ported without modification for
binary
>>versus text that is the problem. Therefore remaining in the binary
>>format is not an alternative it becomes necessary.
>
>Yes, well, if the requirements are that you must run some Unix programs
on
>NT without modification, then using cygwin32 and binary mounts may be
the
>solution. However, I believe that the problem may need to be
reconsidered
>because without the additional requirement of interoperability with the
NT
>world, why require that it run on NT in the first place? Just for the
>fun of it?
>
>marcus hall
>-
Well, if one can have the best of both worlds in one environment, why
not?
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