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Subject:  Re: programming API to determine whether in 'Cygwin environment'
Date:  Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:36:06 +0200
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* William Sutton (Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:34:30 -0400 (EDT))
> All the same, you should probably check to see that whatever variables you 
> choose to key off of don't alter the way your program behaves in other 
> alternate Windows shells.  A co-worker of mine uses 4NT, which provides 
> UNIX command and shell emulation in a native Windows format.  I expect it 
> has at least $SHELL and/or $TERM.

4NT is now called TakeCommand and the shell "Take Command Console" 
(TCC). It does not set these variables.

As as sidenote TCC/LE is now free as in free of charge.

Thorsten


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