> Well, hey, these *are* C/C++ tools we're providing

Don't remind me

> Besides, cygwin is based on the GNU tools, which were started in 
> 1983, not the '70s! :-)

:-) The thinking behind it is definitely 1970's though.

> Now that I've installed them and had a chance to play with them, I can't
> imagine having a development system without them.  

I had to use the prc-tools stuff for a PalmOS programming talk at BorCon
last year, and the palaver I went through to get everything installed
(and then get it working with C++BuilderX). Nightmare. And then there
was the horror that is a makefile :-) I'd forgotten how bad they could
be. Cygwin is a complication I could do without, frankly, as I can't see
how it benefits me at all, and it was a major contributor to the
installation problems I had.

Cheers,
Jim Cooper

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Jim Cooper         [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Falafel Software   http://www.falafelsoft.co.uk
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