Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm
List-Subscribe: <mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Archive: <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post: <mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help: <mailto:cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com>, <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/#faqs>
Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 10:31:19 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-noreply AT cygwin DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Cc: MJLiu AT mxic DOT com DOT tw
Subject: Re: Some inquiries about cygwin?
Message-ID: <20021213153119.GA29569@redhat.com>
Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com, MJLiu AT mxic DOT com DOT tw
References: <OF1D35BE25 DOT FE2DEBE3-ON48256C8E DOT 001DF888 AT MXIC DOT COM DOT TW>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <OF1D35BE25.FE2DEBE3-ON48256C8E.001DF888@MXIC.COM.TW>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i

On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 02:21:49PM +0800, MJLiu AT mxic DOT com DOT tw wrote:
>1. Can I install and use RedHat's RPM in Cygwin in order to install others
>packages like uClinux?

Not easily.  Cygwin doesn't use RPMs.  Cygwin is just a UNIX emulation.  It
won't run linux software.  You build any tools you need for a cross-compilation
environment.

>2. Can I install uClinux in Cygwin to cross-compile it?

Not easily.

>3. Can I install cross-compiler like GNU toolchain for ARM7 (like Lineo's
>product) in Cygwin?

You probably would have to build your own cross-compiler.

cgf
--
Please do not send me personal email with cygwin questions or observations.
Use the resources at http://cygwin.com/ .

--
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Bug reporting:         http://cygwin.com/bugs.html
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/