X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; q=dns; s=default; b=Y+ tKbWvWw1tLeLPZcYFdSmxQ+Js93yLGAzNwBs4SZ3FGMRXKGuTwwDHkMyzauVhEWX Kj0VJQBDL9kS7IzQTlqrc3HF0BrrMDUP+4eA3PYYKKqfdBdnqW2RRq0+wBOSkqiR p6MBUjZ6FRKJILzAKnmv64qp87tWhQ8N0tT/mc53Y= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; s=default; bh=x23FhtEm oRp1U5KJtc+5G3GNMOM=; b=yk81jjUDB0poZwd6RICm4apgDrSwhYQsMtniwCV2 9NI1iQrftOM1aFBrBxrXeug8ltYjtrMy4KAqfJzM0sfHY89TGV/QF9HpaqfxhyZ0 AOhO3qGkYs5vwek/QMjOaGmOk8aJU4LGvo74vIkL1XyXksdmULTZMOVqlzWmaqi4 tvA= Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: 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 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail-qa0-f42.google.com MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.224.43.148 with SMTP id w20mr84521601qae.26.1401977782328; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:16:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <53907AA5.1010406@etr-usa.com> References: <53907AA5 DOT 1010406 AT etr-usa DOT com> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 18:16:22 +0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Cygwin on Max OS X ? From: Yuriy Chernyshov To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-IsSubscribed: yes Why do you need cygwin under MasOS X? MacOS X is POSIX-compatible system that can run all the cygwin software natively, without API emulation. On 5 June 2014 18:11, Warren Young wrote: > On 6/5/2014 07:48, Richard H. McCullough wrote: >> >> >> Can I install Cygwin on my iMac? > > > cygwin1.dll uses the Win32 API heavily. That means it only runs under > Windows or a near-enough clone like WINE. > > A few of the key tools for Cygwin are also Win32-native, such as setup.exe > and cygcheck.exe. And, at least one of the packages ported to Cygwin calls > the Win32 API directly, which is Naughty(tm) but not actively prevented. > > I've tried CrossOver (the commercial version of WINE) under OS X, and it's a > miserable experience. > > My advice: set up a Windows VM and install Cygwin in it. I have used both > VMware Fusion and Parallels Desktop on OS X, and they work beautifully. > (Better than virtualization on Windows, in fact.) VirtualBox also runs on OS > X, but it is not as featureful as the other two. > > -- > 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 > -- 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