From: cgf@bbc.com (Chris Faylor) Subject: Re: Is it possible to use cygwin32.dll using VC++ 7 Sep 1997 23:40:11 -0700 Approved: cygnus.gnu-win32@cygnus.com Distribution: cygnus Message-ID: References: <340C1E8E.DDD1EB19@hk.super.net> <199709041702.NAA17467@tweedledumb.cygnus.com> Reply-To: cgf@bbc.com X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test57 (27 Apr 97) Original-To: gnu-win32@cygnus.com X-Mailer: Perl5 Mail::Internet v1.28 Original-Sender: owner-gnu-win32@cygnus.com In article <199709041702.NAA17467@tweedledumb.cygnus.com>, wrote: >>I have tried to port some small UNIX utilities to Win NT.. and it will >>be tedious if rewrite them in WIN32 API.. but my boss insisted that I >>cannot use 'free' compiler like g++.. :( > >If your boss won't let you use a free compiler like g++, but will let >you use a free library like cygwin32, then your boss is seriously >confused. > >>So is it possible to use cygwin32.dll with VC++? > >In principle, sure: a DLL is a DLL. In practice, try it and see what >happens. Actually, I'm pretty sure that this is not possible without some work. There are some GNU Cisms in the library that will need to be coded around. -- http://www.bbc.com/ cgf@bbc.com "Strange how unreal VMS=>UNIX Solutions Boston Business Computing the real can be." - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".