X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4C87BB59.1020808@cygwin.com> References: <4C7FE2C2.8060104@fgm.com> <4C7FE938.6060806@redhat.com> <20100902211830.GC527@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <4C87B2A3.1050702@fgm.com> <4C87BB59.1020808@cygwin.com> Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:24:39 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Windows-style pathname does not work as command - why? From: Andy Koppe To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On 8 September 2010 17:35, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >> Isn't the whole reason for Cygwin actually to enable doing Unixy things >> in Windows (that is, providing Windows/Unix interoperablity? > > No, that's not a key goal.=C2=A0From the Cygwin main web page: > > Cygwin is a Linux-like environment for Windows Well, I (and my employer) would not be using Cygwin if it wasn't for the Windows integration, in particular the ability to plug POSIX and Windows programs together. If I just wanted to run Linux software on Windows, I'd use a virtual machine or coLinux. While Cygwin's lower resource usage is nice to have, that's easily outweighed by the inevitable compatibility and performance drawbacks that come with building on top of Win32. Andy -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple