From: "Alex Vinokur" <alexvn AT bigfoot DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Cygwin, Mingw, DJGPP (something else ?)
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 19:07:57 +0200
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"Charles Sandmann" <sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu> wrote in message news:3d711026 DOT sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu...
> > Cygwin, Mingw, DJGPP (is there something else ?) are based on GNU project
> > (including gcc compiler). In brief (comparative table?) : what is the
> > essential difference between them?
>
> The primary difference is the target environment the executables will
> run in - and the behavior of the provided library.
>
>        Runs_in_DOS  Unix_Compatibility   Win32_Features  Image_Size
> DJGPP     Yes             High                  Low         Medium
> MingW      No              Low                 High          Small
> CygWin     No             High                 High          Large
>
[snip]

Thank you for posting your analytical response.

I would like to add something concerning MinGW : its installation is very easy.

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