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Date: 7 May 2002 13:52:11 -0000
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From: john AT vincent DOT as
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Cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
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Subject: Re: Syntax error: "(" unexpected 
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Hi,

You're question shows a basic misunderstanding of cygwin.

You can run DOS and Windows programs using cygwin. The
Cygwin DLL allows you to **compile** many unix/linux
programs without change into windows programs that
will then run on DOS or windows. It is **not** an
emulator like vmware or wine or anything like that.

I hope this helps.

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