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Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 04:40:12 +0100
From: Jerome BENOIT <JGMBenoit AT Wanadoo DOT fr>
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Subject: Re: fpTeX and Cygwin
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Jochen Küpper wrote:
> 
> >>>>> 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.

I guess it partially works, let me be more precise:
1] can you compose linked tex sources ?
2] can you export/import environment variables ?
3] can you see the Cygwin mount ?


> 
> 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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