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Date:	Fri, 15 Aug 2003 19:10:48 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To:	"Lee, Robert C." <rc DOT lee AT ngc DOT com>
cc:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: gmake question
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2003, Lee, Robert C. wrote:

> I looked at the packages available in th setup.exe program. I didn't buy
> gmake and installed make instead. Am I to assume this version of make is
> gmake basically?
>
> Robert

If by 'gmake' you mean GNU make, then yes, the Cygwin make package is GNU
make.  The name 'gmake' is used on some systems to avoid clashing with a
system-specific version of make.  You can always simply do 'cd /bin && ln
-s make gmake' if you have scripts relying on the name.
	Igor
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