Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 19:16:23 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Kurt Hausler <kurt AT deepsouth DOT co DOT nz>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: windows32api package vs rsxntdj1
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On Thu, 30 Jan 1997, Kurt Hausler wrote:

> Are they supposed to work together?

No.  They are two independent efforts to create a free Win32 environment.

> Is the windows32api package supposed to be hosted on a UNIX system?

No.  It runs on WinNT and targets Win9x and WinNT.

> I have got windows apps to compile under rsxntdj but I am unsure of
> how to set up the windows32-api package as it looks like it needs a
> UNIX style shell to run the setup script.  Any advice on this matter?

There should be a port of bash on the same place that you got the API; 
get and install it, and you should be fine.