X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4C87BB59.1020808@cygwin.com> References: <4C7FE2C2 DOT 8060104 AT fgm DOT com> <4C7FE938 DOT 6060806 AT redhat DOT com> <20100902211830 DOT GC527 AT ednor DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> <4C87B2A3 DOT 1050702 AT fgm DOT com> <4C87BB59 DOT 1020808 AT cygwin DOT com> Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:24:39 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Windows-style pathname does not work as command - why? From: Andy Koppe To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On 8 September 2010 17:35, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >> Isn't the whole reason for Cygwin actually to enable doing Unixy things >> in Windows (that is, providing Windows/Unix interoperablity? > > No, that's not a key goal.=C2=A0From the Cygwin main web page: > > Cygwin is a Linux-like environment for Windows Well, I (and my employer) would not be using Cygwin if it wasn't for the Windows integration, in particular the ability to plug POSIX and Windows programs together. If I just wanted to run Linux software on Windows, I'd use a virtual machine or coLinux. While Cygwin's lower resource usage is nice to have, that's easily outweighed by the inevitable compatibility and performance drawbacks that come with building on top of Win32. Andy -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple