From:	"Weiqi Gao" <weiqigao AT crl DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Cygnus
Date:	5 Dec 1996 14:07:00 GMT
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Andrew Shaffer <jepigar AT PTDprolog DOT net> wrote in article
<584ss7$1ka AT news DOT ptd DOT net>...
> Hi. I just downloaded the cygnus gcc port, and was wondering what
> exactly I could do with it.  (I probably should have asked this before
> I downloaded it..)  Can I do non-text programs with windows and menus
> and etc?  I have tried to compile a program for turbo C++ (for
> windows) and it choked on some keywords.
> 
The Cygnus gnu-win32 port has its own mailing list.  Check out the details
at www.cygnus.com.

The goal of gnu-win32 is the port GNU software to Windows NT/95 using the
Win32 API.  You can write Windows applications with it, but porting Windows
3.1 (16 bit) applications to Win32 is not one of its concerns.  The best
thing I've seen done with gnu-win32 is the port of "V", a GUI builder.

If you don't know what to do with gnu-win32, you probably are wasting your
time with gnu-win32.  Get either the DJGPP port of GNU C/C++/Pascal.  It's
more fun.  Or you can pick up Java instead of playing with GNU stuff.  Of
course it all depends what kind of fun are you planning to have:
1.  For getting to the bottom of Windows NT/95 API, MSVC/C++ is the most
fun.  (Other brands too).
2.  For generic GUI/Network/OO, Sun's Java is the most fun.  (With Perl and
Tcl/Tk following not too far behind, both have ports to Win32).
3.  For DOS/DPMI/Graphics/Games/GNU staff, DJGPP is the most fun. 
(gnu-win32 is more of a pain than fun at this stage).

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Weiqi Gao
weiqigao AT crl DOT com

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