Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 10:31:19 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Cc: MJLiu@mxic.com.tw Subject: Re: Some inquiries about cygwin? Message-ID: <20021213153119.GA29569@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com, MJLiu@mxic.com.tw References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 02:21:49PM +0800, MJLiu@mxic.com.tw wrote: >1. Can I install and use RedHat's RPM in Cygwin in order to install others >packages like uClinux? Not easily. Cygwin doesn't use RPMs. Cygwin is just a UNIX emulation. It won't run linux software. You build any tools you need for a cross-compilation environment. >2. Can I install uClinux in Cygwin to cross-compile it? Not easily. >3. Can I install cross-compiler like GNU toolchain for ARM7 (like Lineo's >product) in Cygwin? You probably would have to build your own cross-compiler. cgf -- Please do not send me personal email with cygwin questions or observations. Use the resources at http://cygwin.com/ . -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/