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On 5/26/2011 9:13 PM, Eliot Moss wrote:
> I observe that I installed and use MiKTeX, which is a native
> Windows TeX/LaTeX, but I call it fine from cygwin scripts and
> such without difficulty. It was a seamless cutover. 

Me too.

> So ... I am not sure that
> there is any great benefit to a cygwin-specific version.

Integration with other tex-ish tools.  I believe Jan's original
motivation for providing cygwin-teTeX was as a base for lilypond.

--
Chuck

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