Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 17:35:33 -0400 Message-Id: <200010132135.RAA22649@envy.delorie.com> From: DJ Delorie To: cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com In-reply-to: <20001013172652.N1492@cygnus.com> (message from Chris Faylor on Fri, 13 Oct 2000 17:26:52 -0400) Subject: Re: RFC: linux compatibility References: <20001013211422 DOT 6698 DOT qmail AT web122 DOT yahoomail DOT com> <20001013172652 DOT N1492 AT cygnus DOT com> > My biggest concern is backwards compatibility. > Is it worth Linux compatibility if it means "cygwin2.dll"? The timezone API is the biggest problem here, and the most visible. Changing that might break compatibility all by itself. I haven't checked into the whole story enough to know for sure. I agree backward compatibility is an important goal. -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com