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Subject: Re: Cygwin and MinGW32 which is better
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"VAMPYR" <vampyr AT ms1 DOT url DOT com DOT tw> wrote in message
news:02d201c0c3b9$d1f2a4c0$06e210a3 AT vampyr493ps7yo...
> Cygwin and MinGW32 which is better? May you say the reason?

http://www.mingw.org/x86-win32-ports.shtml

short answer: if you really wish you were on a *nix platform, go with
cygwin. if you just want to do windows apps without buying VC++, mingw32.