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To: Corinna Vinschen <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: fpTeX and Cygwin
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In-Reply-To: Jerome BENOIT's message of "Mon, 26 Feb 2001 06:31:11 +0100"
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Date: 01 Mar 2001 19:24:39 -0500
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>>>>> Jerome BENOIT wrote on Mon, 26 Feb 2001 06:31:11 +0100:

>> >> I try to use fpTeX within Cygwin. Several programs (including
>> >> kpsewich, dvips) work fine. latex itself, doesn't though:
>> 
Jerome> You can build teTeX under Cygwin modulo minor change:
Jerome> all work fine even LaTeX !
>> 
>> Well, I try to avoid that for several reasons (incl. compatibility
>> with other machines over here not running cygwin:)

Jerome> I don't understand:
Jerome> 1] only TeX (and its friends) files have to be compatible,

I have a whole bunch of machines that should be as similar as
possible. All are running fpTeX.

Jerome> 2] cygwin is unix-like, so portable: you can use customary
Jerome> tools (as GNUMake,...)

Sure. I actually have a full Cygwin install on one of these machines.

Jerome> Have you try Linux for your slow machine ?

Oh, I'd love to run Linux on here. Unfortunately that is reserved for
Alphas over here:( :))


Greetings,
Jochen
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